title: Complications of surgical treatment of pediatric spinal deformities.
abstract: Surgery in a child with spinal deformity is challenging. Although current orthopedic practice ensures good long-term surgical results, complications occur. Idiopathic scoliosis represents the most extensively investigated deformity of the pediatric spine. Nonidiopathic deformities of the spine are at higher risk for perioperative and long-term complications, mainly because of underlying comorbidities. A multidisciplinary treatment strategy is helpful to assure optimization of medical conditions before surgery. Awareness of complications that occur during or after spine surgery is essential to avoid a poor outcome and for future surgical decision making. This article summarizes the complications of surgical treatment of the growing spine.
authors.affiliation: Spine and Scoliosis Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 71st Street, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Marios G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Lykissas
authors.forename: Alvin H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Viral V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000209:etiology; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Complications; Growing spine; Kyphosis; Scoliosis; Spinal fusion