The Age of Definitive Fusion Surgery for Early Onset Scoliosis Has Remained Constant Over the Past 2 Decades
Over a 17-year study period, females and congenital EOS patients demonstrated significant increases in age at the time of definite fusion. There was no significant change for children with neuromuscular, idiopathic, or syndromic EOS over the same time frame. Further study is necessary to determine the nature of these disparities.
Authors
- Behrooz A. Akbarnia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6270-2695)
- R. Abid
- Gabriela Hogue
- Christina K. Hardesty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8643-6889)
- Pediatric Spine Study Group
- John T. Smith
- Robert F. Murphy
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Primary Children's Hospital (US)
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Institute for Research and Development (LK)
- Boston Children's Museum (US)
- Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bpo.0000000000003199
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00