Clinical and radiological outcomes of hemivertebra resection for congenital scoliosis in children under age 10 years: More than 5-year follow-up

The surgical treatment of congenital scoliosis under 10 years is difficult as it involves resecting vertebrae. Moreover, patient follow-up after surgery is extremely important because the patient is a child whose growth has not been completed. However, there are very few long-term follow-up studies...

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Published in:Medicine (Baltimore) 2020-08, Vol.99 (32), p.e21720-e21720
Main Authors: Yang, Jae Hyuk, Chang, Dong-Gune, Suh, Seung Woo, Kim, Woon, Park, Jewel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Internal Fixators
Male
Neurosurgical Procedures - methods
Observational Study
Retrospective Studies
Scoliosis - complications
Scoliosis - physiopathology
Scoliosis - surgery
Spinal Curvatures - classification
Spinal Curvatures - surgery
Spinal Fusion - methods
Spine - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:The surgical treatment of congenital scoliosis under 10 years is difficult as it involves resecting vertebrae. Moreover, patient follow-up after surgery is extremely important because the patient is a child whose growth has not been completed. However, there are very few long-term follow-up studies after surgical treatment of congenital scoliosis. Therefore, this study is designed to evaluate surgical outcomes after posterior hemivertebra resection in children under 10 years and its long-term effects.Twenty-one patients with congenital scoliosis who were younger than 10 years at the time of the surgery and received posterior hemivertebra resection and fusion using pedicle screw fixation were included in this study.There were significant improvements in the main curve, coronal balance, sagittal vertical axis, thoracic kyphosis, and lumbar lordosis after surgery (P 
ISSN:0025-7974
1536-5964
DOI:10.1097/MD.0000000000021720