“…√ √ √ √ √ √ A 5-item questionnaire, consisting of 5 dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression) QALYs will be estimated using the Dutch tariff [25] Condition-specific quality of life (PROM): SRS-22r -Dutch version [26] √ √ √ √ √ √ A 22-item questionnaire, consisting of 5 domains (pain [5 items], self-image [5 items], function ([5 items], mental health [5 items], and satisfaction with management [2 items]) and a total score, with scores ranging 1 to 5 for each item Pain (PROM) Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) √ √ √ √ √ √ Ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain) for mean pain since last visit Spinal appearance questionnaire (PROM): Short SAQ √ √ √ √ √ √ A 14-item questionnaire [27,28], consisting of a total score and 2 domain scales, "appearance" (10 items) and "expectations" (4 items), with scores ranging from 1 to 5 Global Perceived Effect (PROM): GPE √ √ √ √ √ √ 2 items ranging in score from 1 to 7 regarding satisfaction with the treatment effect [29] Education status (PROM) Patient-reported √ √ √ √ √ √ Absence from school, absence from physical education (PE) classes, frequency of missing school exams, necessity to repeat a class, support and alternatives provided by the school Health-related and societal costs (PROM): Questionnaires √ √ √ √ √ √ Costs will be collected with cost questionnaires (modified iPCQc , iMCQ, and iViCQ). Resource use will be valued in accordance with the Dutch Manual for Costing Studies in Health Care [30] Angle of trunk rotation (ATR, °; patient-reported) Scolioscope (only PE-FU) √ √ √ √ √ √ The asymmetry of the spine results in an ATR and a rib hump, which will be measured by the parent/caregiver Curve progression (ATR, °; clinician-reported) The Bunnell scoliometer [11] √ √ √ √ √ √ Patient-reported questions after surgery (post-surgery group only): Return to school, return to sport √ √ -√ -√ Radiographic assessment (full spineradiograph; clinician-reported) √ √ √ √ √ √ Progression of deformity in the primary and compensatory Cobb angels (°).…”