Improved Rehabilitation After Spinal Surgery in Adolescents

Improved Rehabilitation After Spinal Surgery in Adolescents: Prospective Observational Epidemiological Study of a Protocol Without Opioid

Impact of the OFA technique on postoperative recovery from adolescent spine surgery and the incidence of chronic postoperative pain.

RACAROFA is an observational, prospective study based on the hypothesis that the OFA technique effectively improves the long-term postoperative rehabilitation of adolescents and reduces the incidence of CPSP. A prospective French multicentre study on this topic is currently not feasible, as other multicentre studies (pain monitoring by the ANI, blood saving strategy) would interfere with potential recruitment.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patent with idiopathic or secondary surgical scoliosis
• Management by the paediatric anaesthesia team at the Mother and Child - Hospital of the University Hospital of Nantes
• Non-opposition to inclusion in the study collected orally from the patient and parents
• Satisfying oral and written comprehension of the French language, without interpreter
• Ability to participate in a telephone interview

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient that does not understand French correctly
• Patient unable to express himself/herself correctly in French
• Patient with a non-scoliotic surgical spinal pathology
• Refusal to participate in the study
• Absence of a record of non-opposition to participation in the study from the patient and his or her parents
• Cerebral palsy or any other condition that does not allow participation in a telephone interview without particular difficulty.