title: Early Onset Scoliosis: A Pulmonary Perspective.
abstract: Early-onset scoliosis impairs lung function, often severely as it progresses. This review depicts current understanding of the changes in respiratory function resulting from early-onset scoliosis and how pulmonologists and their assessment tools affect clinical treatment decisions by spine surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, WA, USA; Seattle Children's Hospital, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Division, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, MS: OC.7.720, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. Electronic address: greg.redding@seattlechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Redding
keywords: Early; Pulmonary; Scoliosis