eTable 1. Systematic search strategy of the literature
#5 / Add / Search(#1 AND #2 AND #3 AND #4)Filters:Publication date from 2000/01/01 to 2016/01/01; Humans / 2532 / 09:20:58#4 / Add / Search((((("Spinal Curvatures"[Mesh] OR Spinal Curvature*[tiab] OR Kyphosis[tiab] OR Scheuermann[tiab] OR Lordosis[tiab] OR Scoliosis[tiab] OR kyphoscoliosis[tiab] OR "spinal deformity"[tiab] OR "spinal deformities"[tiab])))Filters:Publication date from 2000/01/01 to 2016/01/01; Humans / 13242 / 09:20:31
#3 / Add / Search(("Patient Satisfaction"[Mesh] OR "Personal Satisfaction"[Mesh] OR "Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)"[Mesh] OR "Patient Acceptance of Health Care"[Mesh] OR "Recovery of Function"[Mesh] OR satisfaction[tiab] OR "Patient Acceptance"[tiab] OR recovery [tiab] OR "Pain"[Mesh] OR pain*[tiab] OR ache*[tiab] OR "Pain Threshold"[Mesh] OR "Pain Measurement"[Mesh] OR "Hyperalgesia"[Mesh] OR hyperalgesi*[tiab] OR allodynia*[tiab] OR "Analgesia"[Mesh] OR analgesi*[tiab] OR "Pain Perception"[Mesh] OR "Nociception"[tiab] OR "Esthetics"[Mesh] OR esthetic*[tiab] OR cosmetic*[tiab] OR "Activities of Daily Living"[Mesh] OR "Activities of Daily Living"[tiab] OR ADL[tiab] OR "limitation of activity"[tiab] OR "self care"[tiab] OR ("Quality of Life"[Mesh] OR HR-PRO[tiab] OR HRPRO[tiab] OR HRQL[tiab] OR HRQoL[tiab] OR QL[tiab] OR QoL[tiab] OR quality of life[tiab] OR life quality[tiab] OR health index*[tiab] OR health indices[tiab] OR health profile*[tiab] OR health status[tw] OR ((patient[tiab] OR self[tiab] OR child[tiab] OR parent[tiab] OR carer[tiab] OR proxy[tiab]) AND ((report[tiab] OR reported[tiab] OR reporting[tiab]) OR (rated[tiab] OR rating[tiab] OR ratings[tiab]) OR based[tiab] OR (assessed[tiab] OR assessment[tiab] OR assessments[tiab]))) OR ((disability[tiab] OR function[tiab] OR functional[tiab] OR functions[tiab] OR subjective[tiab] OR utility[tiab] OR utilities[tiab] OR wellbeing[tiab] OR well being[tiab]) AND (outcome[tiab] OR outcomes[tiab] OR index[tiab] OR indices[tiab] OR instrument[tiab] OR instruments[tiab] OR measure[tiab] OR measures[tiab] OR questionnaire[tiab] OR questionnaires[tiab] OR profile[tiab] OR profiles[tiab] OR scale[tiab] OR scales[tiab] OR score[tiab] OR scores[tiab] OR status[tiab] OR survey[tiab] OR surveys[tiab])))))Filters:Publication date from 2000/01/01 to 2016/01/01; Humans / 1961688 / 09:19:46
#2 / Add / Search((("Spinal Curvatures"[Mesh] OR Spinal Curvature*[tiab] OR Kyphosis[tiab] OR Scheuermann[tiab] OR Lordosis[tiab] OR Scoliosis[tiab] OR kyphoscoliosis[tiab] OR "spinal deformity"[tiab] OR "spinal deformities"[tiab])) AND (("Surgical Procedures, Operative"[Mesh:NoExp] OR "Orthopedic Procedures"[Mesh:NoExp] OR "Surgical Fixation Devices"[Mesh:NoExp] OR "Orthopedic Fixation Devices"[Mesh] OR "Internal Fixators"[Mesh] OR "Arthrodesis"[Mesh] OR Surgery[tiab] OR surgical[tiab] OR operation[tiab] OR operative[tiab] OR correction[tiab] OR fixation[tiab] OR fixator*[tiab])))Filters:Publication date from 2000/01/01 to 2016/01/01; Humans / 7542 / 09:18:52
#1 / Add / Search("adult spinal deformity"[tiab] OR "adult deformity"[tiab] OR "adult scoliosis"[tiab] OR "sagittal imbalance"[tiab])Filters:Publication date from 2000/01/01 to 2016/01/01; Humans / 517 / 09:18:19