Area Deprivation Index and Magnitude of Scoliosis at Presentation to a Tertiary Referral Scoliosis Clinic in Massachusetts.

Background: There is growing interest in identifying predictors of large scoliosis curves at initial presentation, but few data to guide such preventive efforts. The association of neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation with curve magnitude in this context has not been previously evaluated. The purpose of our study was to determine the correlation of socioeconomic deprivation with scoliosis curve magnitude at initial presentation.

Posterior Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis in the Oldest Reported Patient with Crane-Heise Syndrome: A Case Report.

Case: A 14-year-old adolescent girl with Crane-Heise syndrome-the oldest such patient in the literature-presented to our clinic with progressive scoliosis, including a 90° T6-L3 apex right curve. She underwent a T3-pelvis posterior spinal fusion. Intraoperatively, she had small, poorly visualized upper thoracic pedicles, incomplete fusion of the posterior spinal elements, and limitations of intraoperative neuromonitoring.

Unilateral hip reconstruction in children with cerebral palsy: predictors for failure.

Background: Unilateral hip reconstruction in patients with cerebral palsy can be complicated by contralateral subluxation and ipsilateral failure. We sought to identify predictors for failure after unilateral reconstruction in patients with GMFCS IV-V CP with unilateral hip involvement.

Methods: We performed an IRB-approved retrospective study on GMFCS IV-V CP patients with unilateral hip reconstruction at a minimum 2-year follow-up.

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome following spinal deformity correction.

Background: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a known complication associated with the correction of spinal deformity. Recent investigations of this disorder have focused on patient height and weight. We are not aware of any published study examining the degree of deformity, type of curve, or magnitude of correction, and to our knowledge all of the reported literature on this syndrome lacks control data.