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Thirty-nine consecutive patients have had vertebral body stapling of 52 curves (26 patients with one curve stapled and 13 with two). For the group with patients who were 8 years or older with less than 50 degrees preoperative curve and a minimum 1-year followup, coronal curve stability was 87% when defined by progression less than or equal to 10 degrees…

STUDY DESIGN: Absolute and relative growth modulation of apical spinal segments were measured during creation and correction of an experimental scoliosis in a goat model.   OBJECTIVE: To differentiate relative and absolute changes in growth on the concavity and convexity of an experimental scoliosis treated with anterior vertebral stapling.   SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The creation and correction of vertebral…

The recent investigations of convex anterior vertebral body stapling have offered promising early results with use of improved implants and techniques. The use of a shape memory alloy staple tailored to the size of the vertebral body, the application of several staples per level, the instrumentation of the Cobb levels of all curves, and the employment of minimally invasive thoracoscopic…

Progressive scoliosis in the growing child poses a unique challenge. The surgeon aims to attain maximal curve correction while maintaining spinal and thoracic growth. Nonoperative treatments include bracing and serial casting. The classic surgical treatment has been spine fusion with less than optimal results. This has resulted in the development of fusionless interventions for children with scoliosis. These include growing…