Author:
Samiappan Sathish Prabu Sathyamangalam,Hudson Miles,White Greg R.,McClendon Jamal
Abstract
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most common form of scoliosis in the pediatric population. Skeletal maturity and curve severity play a major role when it comes to progression risks and indications for surgery. Curvatures of greater than 45 degrees in a skeletally immature patient pose a high risk for progression and subsequent deformity. Surgical correction of severe deformity is a complex topic and spans all phases of patient care, including preoperative testing/planning, intraoperative surgical techniques, and postoperative management. This article seeks to review current management strategies for patients with severe adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science