Elisabet Hagert and Susanne Rein Abstract Proprioception is defined as the conscious and unconscious sensations regulating posture, motion, and joint control. With regard to joint control, proprioception includes the senses…
Michelle C. Marks, Maty Petcharaporn, Peter O. Newton, Randal R. Betz, and Harry L. Shufflebarger Summary In this chapter, the history and evolution of the Harms Study Group, a…
Muharrem Yazici and Burt Yaszay Summary Managing the preadolescent or juvenile patient with operative idiopathic scoliosis can be a challenge. The surgeon will typically have to choose between performing…
James T. Bennett, Joshua Auerbach, Amer F. Samdani, and John P. Dormans Summary Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) techniques facilitate the detection and prevention of potentially devastating iatrogenic neurologic injury. Somatosensory…
Firoz Miyanji, Amer F. Samdani, Christine L. Farnsworth, and Peter O. Newton Summary Anterior growth modulation for progressive idiopathic scoliosis (IS) has shown efficacy in animal models and recently…
Benjamin D. Roye and Stephen G. George Summary Spinal fusion is currently the gold standard surgical treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). A successful spinal fusion is predicated on…
Kushagra Verma, Baron Lonner, and Thomas J. Errico Summary Adults may present with untreated adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) at various stages of their lives. The condition tends to become…
Nicholas D. Fletcher and Robert W. Bruce Jr Summary Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways have become increasingly commonplace after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. This patient…
Andrew C. Vivas, Amer F. Samdani, Joshua M. Pahys, and Steven W. Hwang Summary Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most commonly treated type of pediatric spine deformity. The…
Michael P. Glotzbecker, Paul D. Sponseller, and Michelle C. Marks Summary Infection occurs in 1 to 2% of idiopathic scoliosis cases. These are categorized as superficial and deep, and…
