10.1055/b-0035-124619 34 Current Gaps in Knowledge: What Should Research Provide for the Future?Richard E. McCarthy The present status of research in early onset scoliosis is much like the story of…
10.1055/b-0035-124617 32 Is There a Gold-Standard Surgical Option?Ahmed Abdelaal and Colin Nnadi Defined as scoliotic spinal deformity of any etiology presenting before the age of 5 years, early onset scoliosis…
10.1055/b-0035-124616 31 Clinical Trials: Holy Grail or Poisoned Chalice?Colin Nnadi and Jeremy C.T. Fairbank Clinical trials for surgical devices are often the bane of an orthopedic surgeon’s life. This is…
10.1055/b-0035-124612 27 The French ExperienceJean Dubousset 27.1 Classifying Early Onset Scoliosis The concept of early onset scoliosis, popularized by Dickson et al, 1 is a good one because on the…
10.1055/b-0035-124610 25 PhysiotherapyLaura Streeton During the first decade of life, many milestones are reached, many skills are learned and developed, and the environment in which a child lives becomes ever-expanding….
10.1055/b-0035-124611 26 The North American ExperienceJaime A. Gómez, Howard Park, and Michael G. Vitale The North American approach to early onset scoliosis has been heavily influenced by the recognition that…
10.1055/b-0035-124608 23 Infection and BleedingEvan M. Davies and Andrew Baldock 23.1 Infection Surgical site infection is a significant cause of postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing scoliosis surgery. Patients with early…
10.1055/b-0035-124609 24 Perioperative Session: Neurologic ComplicationsJorge Mineiro The concept of early onset scoliosis was introduced by Robert Dickson to define scoliosis starting before the age of 5 years, regardless of…
10.1055/b-0035-124607 22 Nonoperative Treatment of Syndromic ScoliosisIan W. Nelson Syndromic scoliosis occurs in a broad group of conditions of varying etiology: Neurofibromatosis Heritable disorders of connective tissue: osteogenesis imperfecta, Marfan…
10.1055/b-0035-124605 20 Medical Intervention and Advances in Medical ManagementAnne H. Thomson and Sandeep Jayawant This chapter considers the medical aspects of neuromuscular and syndromic scoliosis and the interventions that support…
