The efficacy of bracing in the treatment of progressive early-onset scoliosis.

Serial casting as one of the applications to treat early-onset scoliosis has been reported efficiently to improve deformity, but no report has focused on the efficacy of braces in the treatment of congenital early-onset scoliosis and comparison with progressive idiopathic early-onset scoliosis. Patients with progressive EOS treated with braces in our institution with a minimum of 4 years follow-up were reviewed. Two groups according to the etiological diagnosis were analyzed and compared: the congenital scoliosis (CS) group and idiopathic scoliosis (IS) group.

Surgical outcomes in children under 10 years old in the treatment of congenital scoliosis due to single nonincarcerated thoracolumbar hemivertebra: according to the age at surgery.

Purpose: Hemivertebra is one of the common pathogenesis of congenital scoliosis. The timing of operation is undefined. Our study compared the surgical outcomes in children under age 10 years with scoliosis due to single nonincarcerated thoracolumbar hemivertebra according to the age at surgery.

Posterior Vertebral Column Resection for Severe and Rigid Spinal Deformity Associated With Neurological Deficit After Implant Removal Following Posterior Instrumented Fusion: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Study Design: Case report.

Objective: To investigate the safety and efficacy of posterior vertebral column resection for severe and rigid spinal deformity associated with neurological deficit after implant removal following posterior instrumented fusion.

Summary Of Background Data: Loss of correction after implant removal in patients with posterior instrumented fusion has been previously reported.

[Selection of surgical procedure for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis].

Objectives: To discuss and evaluate the selection of surgical procedure for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis according to the location and degree of the deformity.

Methods: 175 patients with idiopathic scoliosis underwent surgical treatment with correction and fusion. The patients were divided into four groups according to the location and degree of the deformity and four different procedures were used for each group.