X-ray image of adult patient spine showing scoliosis surgery. Scoliosis surgeries are effective but expensive. getty

A groundbreaking scoliosis study, recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and presented at the 2025 Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, addresses a critical question: Do patients with scoliosis experience long-term benefits from major reconstructive surgery?

It’s a simple but difficult question.

Scoliosis can cause substantial pain and functional impairment, yet the surgical interventions designed to correct it remain highly invasive and financially burdensome. This longitudinal study followed adult patients with scoliosis—defined by a lateral curvature of the spine—over an eight-year period.

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