Excision of hemivertebrae in children with congenital scoliosis.
This study reports the authors' experience with excision of hemivertebrae in the treatment of congenital scoliosis. Although it is limited to 10 cases, it is significant because of the 9 years follow-up. The first patients treated have already passed the age of puberty and this is the most interesting aspect of the study.
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery