title: Revision surgery for pediatric spine deformity: corrective osteotomies.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Revision spinal deformity surgery is a considerable undertaking and should never be taken lightly. The complication rates are typically higher than index surgery and technical difficulties are of greater magnitude.
  
  
  METHODS
  A review of the literature on revision surgery on pediatric spine deformities is provided with technical details of vertebral column resection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Careful planning and preparation as well as previous experience with such deformities are of utmost importance to achieve satisfactory results.
authors.affiliation: *Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA †Hacettepe Universitesi Hastanesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dali, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dede
authors.forename: Muharrem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yazici
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012086:Reoperation; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*