title: Recent advances in the management of early onset scoliosis.
abstract: As the undesired results of early spinal fusion have become apparent, "growth-friendly" management methods for early onset scoliosis have been increasing during recent years. Current literature supports the use of repeated corrective cast applications as the initial management for most early onset progressive spinal deformities as either definitive treatment or as a temporizing measure. If casting is not an option or the deformity cannot be controlled via casting, one of the growth-friendly instrumentation techniques is chosen. Growth-friendly surgical methods and implants have been evolving as understanding of the disease improves.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 2017, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. Electronic address: Peter.Sturm@cchmc.org.
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Sturm
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 2017, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Anadio
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 2017, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dede
mesh_terms: D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods; D013537:Sutures; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D013905:Thoracoplasty / Q000379:methods
keywords: Casting; Early onset scoliosis; Expansion thoracoplasty; Growing rods; Nitinol staple; Shila