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However, it is not known if the additional mobility leads to significant functional improvement. This prospective motion analysis study evaluates functional outcomes, specifically gait stability, in pre-operative, post-fusion, and post-VBT patients by using postural perturbations on a treadmill. Methods: Overall, 79 subjects underwent a computer-controlled treadmill study with postural perturbations, which simulated trips and slips. The subjects were harnessed for safety. Overall, 21 subjects were healthy controls, 18 patients were at least one-year post-VBT, 15 patients were at least one-year post-fusion, and 25 were pre-operative scoliosis patients. Subject weight, height, and treadmill acceleration were recorded and used to determine anteroposterior single (ASSTs, PSSTs) and multiple (AMSTs, PMSTs) stepping thresholds to describe the maximum torque a patient could withstand before failing to recover from the simulated trip. Independent t-tests were run to compare groups under the advice of a master statistician with expertise in orthopedic surgery. Results: Pre-operative scoliosis patients had lower PSSTs than healthy controls (uncorrected p = 0.036). No significant differences were observed between pre-operative and post-operative groups for both fusion and VBT. There was no significant difference in ASST, AMST, or PMST between any of the groups. Conclusions: The lower PSST in pre-operative scoliosis patients compared to healthy controls may reflect impaired reactive balance and potentially increased fall risk. 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