Early-onset scoliosis: a review of history, current treatment, and future directions

S Yang, LM Andras, GJ Redding, DL Skaggs - Pediatrics, 2016 - publications.aap.org
The treatment of early-onset scoliosis (EOS) remains a challenging and rapidly evolving
area of pediatric orthopedics. EOS is defined as a curvature of the spine≥ 10 in the frontal …

Use of a novel pathway for early discharge was associated with a 48% shorter length of stay after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

ND Fletcher, LM Andras, DE Lazarus… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Methods: A retrospective review of patients undergoing PSF for AIS in 2011 to 2012 was
performed at 2 institutions evaluating demographics, preoperative Cobb angles, surgical …

Sacral alar iliac (SAI) screws fail 75% less frequently than iliac screws in neuromuscular scoliosis

L Shabtai, LM Andras, M Portman… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Despite recent popularity of sacral alar iliac (SAI) screws for fusion to the pelvis
for neuromuscular scoliosis, there are little data regarding the failure rate of this technique …

Raising mean arterial pressure alone restores 20% of intraoperative neuromonitoring losses

…, SA Shah, MG Vitale, G Neiss, N Feinberg, LM Andras - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Multicenter prospective. Objective. To assess the effect of intraoperative
interventions in restoring intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) signals in pediatric spine surgery…

Accelerated discharge protocol for posterior spinal fusion patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis decreases hospital postoperative charges 22%

AE Sanders, LM Andras, T Sousa, C Kissinger… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective study of consecutive patients. Objective. The purpose of this
study was to determine implementing an accelerated protocol could decrease our average …

Clinically significant psychological and emotional distress in 32% of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients

AE Sanders, LM Andras, SE Iantorno, A Hamilton… - Spine deformity, 2018 - Elsevier
Study Design Prospective study of 92 patients. Objectives To determine if the incidence of
clinically significant psychological and emotional distress in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (…

Growing rods versus Shilla growth guidance: better cobb angle correction and T1–S1 length increase but more surgeries

LM Andras, ERA Joiner, RE McCarthy, L McCullough… - Spine deformity, 2015 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Lindsay M. Andras MD a , Elizabeth RA Joiner BS a ,
Richard E. McCarthy MD b , Lynn McCullough RNP, MNSc b , Scott J. Luhmann MD c , Paul D. …

Pediatric femoral shaft fractures: a multicenter review of the AAOS clinical practice guidelines before and after 2009

…, M Cyr, S Garg, A Broom, LM Andras… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: To determine if the AAOS clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for the treatment of
pediatric femoral shaft fractures (2009) changed treatment, we analyzed pediatric femoral …

Continuing delay in the diagnosis of slipped capital femoral epiphysis

MD Schur, LM Andras, AM Broom, KK Barrett… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate whether the time from symptom onset to diagnosis of slipped capital
femoral epiphysis (SCFE) has improved over a recent decade compared with reports of …

Iatrogenic nerve injuries in the treatment of supracondylar humerus fractures: are we really just missing nerve injuries on preoperative examination?

…, DL Skaggs, A Arkader, LM Andras… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Recent studies report the rate of iatrogenic nerve injury in operatively treated
supracondylar humerus (SCH) fractures is 3% to 4%. A reliable neurological examination can …