Erratum to Incidence and Risk Factors for Major Surgical Complications in Patients With Complex Spinal Deformity: A Report From an SRS GOP Site [Spine Deformity 3 (2015) 57-64].

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Incidence and Risk Factors for Major Surgical Complications in Patients With Complex Spinal Deformity: A Report From an SRS GOP Site.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected single-center database.

Objectives: To report the incidence of and identify risk factors for perioperative complications in surgically treated pediatric and adult patients with complex spine deformities in an underserved region and Scoliosis Research Society Global Outreach Program site.

Summary Of Background Data: Surgical treatment for complex spinal deformity is challenging and requires a multidisciplinary approach for optimal management.

Early onset scoliosis: modern treatment and results.

Background: Early onset scoliosis (EOS) is a potentially fatal, challenging group of diseases the management of which has markedly changed in the last decade. The purpose of this review is to provide the reader with a brief description of each of these new therapeutic modalities, their indications for use, and early clinical results.

Methods: A systematic review of peer-reviewed publications and abstracts related to the treatment of EOS in the last decade was carried out and synthesized into a review of modern treatment methods.

An analysis of the functional health of obese children and adolescents utilizing the PODC instrument.

Childhood and adolescent obesity is increasing in prevalence and is known to have long-term medical and musculoskeletal consequences. The baseline Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI) was administered to 50 obese patients (>95th percentile BMI for age) or their parent (for those <11 years) presenting to a pediatric orthopaedic clinic to assess overall function. There were no differences between sexes (31 boys, 19 girls) or age group (>11 years, n = 36; <11 years, n = 14) in any demographic or PODCI category.

Comparison of Pavlik harness application and immediate spica casting for femur fractures in infants.

This retrospective study compares Pavlik harness application versus spica casting for the treatment of children under 1 year of age with a femoral shaft fracture. The clinical and radiographic outcomes of 24 patients treated in a Pavlik harness were compared with 16 patients treated in a spica cast. The average age and weight of the two groups were significantly different, but there were no differences in radiographic outcomes between the Pavlik and spica cast groups.

Inter- and intraobserver variance of Cobb angle measurements with digital radiographs.

This study compares the intra- and interobserver variance of Cobb angle measurements of primary and secondary curves on digital radiographs versus traditional radiographs. Four orthopaedic surgeons of varying experience measured the Cobb angles from a standard posteroanterior thoracolumbar scoliosis radiograph (25 digital, 25 traditional) on two occasions 2 weeks apart. The intra- and interobserver variances were calculated and compared for major versus minor curves and the digital versus traditional radiographs.