The purpose of this study is to evaluate the (cost-)effectiveness of radiological follow-up in AIS-patients. A pragmatic randomized trial design is used to investigate whether a standardized protocol with patient-reported outcome measures and (self-)assessment tools can replace the routine radiological follow-up.
This study is initiated by the Dutch Scoliosis Consortium, representing all scoliosis treatment centers in the Netherlands, and will result in an evidence-based guideline for follow-up of all adolescent patients (surgical, and non-surgical) with AIS.