Physician collections are 71% less for early onset scoliosis casting than for growing rod instrumentation: A retrospective cohort study.

Growing rod (GR) instrumentation and the elongation, derotation, and flexion (EDF) casting technique are 2 alternatives for the treatment of early-onset scoliosis. Our purpose was to investigate the cost of these treatment options. This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with early-onset scoliosis treated at 2 institutions from 2007 to 2014 with either GR instrumentation or EDF casting.

Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life After Harrington Instrumentation and Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Minimum 40-Year Follow-up.

Background: Despite its importance for clinical decisions, the long-term consequences of posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion (PSIF) for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), particularly in the lower lumbar spine, remain unclear. This study evaluates the long-term health-related quality of life and the need for a further surgical procedure in patients treated with Harrington instrumentation from 1961 to 1977 according to the lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) and in comparison with age-matched norms.

Methods: A search was performed to identify and contact the 314 identified patients with AIS treated with PSIF by Dr.