11 The Mehta Casting Technique
10.1055/b-0035-124596 11 The Mehta Casting TechniqueMin Mehta (transcribed by Colin Nnadi) Min Mehta popularized the casting technique for the treatment of early onset scoliosis. The Mehta casting technique is based…
33 Magnetic Growing Rods
10.1055/b-0035-124618 33 Magnetic Growing RodsN.S. Harshavardhana, M.H. Hilali Noordeen 33.1 Case 1: Magnetic Growing Rods to Improve Pulmonary Function in Early Onset Scoliosis Secondary to a Neuromuscular Disorder Spinal muscular…
15 Complications of Growing Rod Treatment
10.1055/b-0035-124600 15 Complications of Growing Rod TreatmentNima Kabirian and Behrooz A. Akbarnia The growing rod technique is the prototype of posterior distraction-based growing spine procedures used for the surgical treatment…
29 The North African Experience
10.1055/b-0035-124614 29 The North African ExperienceHazem Elsebaie Egypt, a developing country with a population of 90 million, is deeply rooted in Africa and the Middle East, and the Egyptian experience…
28 The Asian Experience
10.1055/b-0035-124613 28 The Asian ExperienceHarwant Singh Asia is the world’s largest and most populous continent, located in the eastern and northern hemispheres of the planet. It covers 30% of the…
34 Current Gaps in Knowledge: What Should Research Provide for the Future?
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…
32 Is There a Gold-Standard Surgical Option?
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…
31 Clinical Trials: Holy Grail or Poisoned Chalice?
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…
27 The French Experience
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…
25 Physiotherapy
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….
