Background: Treatment of stable slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) most commonly
involves in situ fixation with a standard cannulated screw, leading to physeal arrest. Recently, …

Background: In 2007, this prospective study on vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR)
treatment of early onset scoliosis in children without rib abnormalities was initiated. …

Glenoid rim fractures are recognized as a risk factor for recurrent instability after anterior
shoulder dislocation. In addition to traditional open treatments of bony Bankart lesions, several …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between pre-operative
scoliosis flexibility and post-operative outcomes, including curve correction and …

Spondylolysis is a bony defect of the pars interarticularis that most commonly occurs in the
lower lumbar spine. The most characteristic presentation is a young athlete with activity-…

Magnetically controlled growing rod (MCGR) insertion in patients with early onset scoliosis (EOS)
resulted in a 12% risk of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK). Hypothesis: MCGR …

Introduction Lumbar spondylolysis is a bony defect of the pars interarticularis, which is the
osseous bridge that adjoins the superior and inferior articular processes of the posterior …

… VEPTR Treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS) in Children without Rib Abnormalities:
Long-Term Results of a Prospective, Multicenter Study Ron El-Hawary, Kevin Morash …

… Purnendu Gupta, MD, Felix Brassard, MD, Kevin Morash, MD, Jennifer Schottler, MPT,
Alicia January, PhD., Ron El-Hawary, MD, Ben Roye, MD MPH, Jeff Sawyer, MD, Kim …

The ‘law of diminishing returns’ can also be observed following serial distraction in MCGR.
In comparison to previously published data for CGRS, there is a gradual linear decline as …