Serial casting in early onset scoliosis: syndromic scoliosis is no contraindication

Serial casting in early onset scoliosis: syndromic scoliosis is no contraindication

Abstract Background Serial casting is a treatment for early onset scoliosis (EOS) in young children to achieve curve correction before bracing or to postpone initial surgical treatment until the patient is older. Good results have been reported for patients with idiopathic early onset scoliosis (IS)...

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Main Authors: Tobias M. Ballhause, Menard Moritz, Annika Hättich, Ralf Stücker, Kiril Mladenov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Early onset scoliosis (EOS)
Infantile scoliosis
Syndromic-associated EOS
Serial casting
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2938-9

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