31 The Development and Evolution of the Harms Study Group Registry
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…
30 Managing the Preadolescent Curve: Early Fusion versus Posterior Distraction
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…
28 Intraoperative Neuromonitoring
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…
29 Anterior Growth Modulation
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…
27 Osteobiologic Agents for Spinal Fusion
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…
