Feasibility of Single-Stage Posterior Passive Correction and Fusion Surgery for Congenital Scoliosis in Adolescent Patients Who Have Attained Skeletal Maturity.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Purpose: To report the perioperative and radiological outcomes of single-stage posterior passive correction and fusion (SSPPCF) in adolescent patients who present with congenital scoliosis.

Overview Of Literature: The surgical treatment for congenital scoliosis is complex.

Parents'/Patients' Perception of the Informed Consent Process and Surgeons Accountability in Corrective Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Prospective Study.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Objective: To determine the parents'/patients' perception on the informed consent process prior to posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients.

Summary Of Background Data: Understanding parents/patients perspective on the process is important in order to achieve the goal of consent and prevent medico-legal implications.