Christen Russo, Evan Trupia, Megan Campbell, Hiroko Matsumoto, John Smith, Amer Samdani, John Emans, David Roye, Michael Vitale
BACKGROUND: Early-onset scoliosis (EOS) is a complex, heterogeneous condition involving multiple etiologies, genetic associations, and treatment plans. In 2014, Williams and colleagues proposed a classification system of EOS (C-EOS) that categorizes patients by etiology, Cobb angle, and kyphosis. Shortly after, Smith and colleagues validated a classification system to report complications of growth-friendly spine instrumentation. Severity refers to the level of care and urgency required to treat the complication, and can be classified as device-related or disease-related complications...
January 19, 2019: Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics