Distraction-based surgeries increase thoracic sagittal spine length after ten lengthening surgeries for patients with idiopathic early-onset scoliosis.

Study Design: Retrospective, comparative, multicenter.

Objectives: To determine if the choice of proximal anchor affects thoracic sagittal spine length (SSL) for children with idiopathic early-onset scoliosis (EOS). Debate exists as to whether spine growth is maintained during treatment for EOS.

Perioperative Neurologic Injury Associated With Rib-Based Distraction Surgery.

Study Design: Retrospective, comparative case series from the study group database.

Objectives: The primary objective was to report the neurologic injury rate for rib-based distraction surgery and determine whether preoperative diagnosis affects this rate. The secondary objective was to describe these injuries and outcome.