Appendix 1. Early-onset scoliosis articles 2008-2010

Author / Journal / Year / Title / Type / Number / Age at surgery / Age at followup
Akbarnia et al. [1] / Spine / 2008 / Dual growing rod technique followed for 3 to 11 years until final fusion: the effect of frequency of lengthening / Clinical / 13 / 6.6 years / 12.3 years
Betz et al. [3] / Spine / 2010 / Vertebral body stapling: a fusionless treatment for a growing child with moderate idiopathic scoliosis / Clinical / 28 / 9.4 years / 12.6 years
Bowen et al. [4] / J Pediatr Orthop / 2008 / Does early thoracic fusion exacerbate preexisting restrictive lung disease in patients with congenital scoliosis? / Clinical / 43 / 10.5 years
Campbell [8] / Spine / 2009 / Spine deformities in rare congenital syndromes: clinical issues / Review / Campbell / Spine / 2009
Caubet et al. [11] / Spine / 2009 / Increased hemoglobin levels in patients with early-onset scoliosis: prevalence and effect of a treatment with VEPTR / Clinical / 138
Garrido et al. [18] / Eur Spine J / 2008 / Short anterior instrumented fusion and posterior convex noninstrumented fusion of hemivertebra for congenital scoliosis in very young children / Clinical / 31 / 2.8 years / 8.9 years
Hasler et al. [21] / Eur Spine J / 2010 / Efficacy and safety of VEPTR instrumentation for progressive spine deformities in young children without rib fusions / Clinical / 23 / 6.5 years / 10.1 years
Hedequist [22] / Spine / 2009 / Instrumentation and fusion for congenital spine deformities / Review
Karol et al. [23] / J Bone Joint Surg Am / 2008 / Pulmonary function after early thoracic fusion in nonneuromuscular scoliosis / Clinical / 28 / 3.3 years / 14.6 years
Mahar et al. [25] / Spine J / 2008 / Biomechanical comparison of different anchors (foundations) for the pediatric dual growing rod technique / Biomech
McCarthy et al. [26] / Clin Orthop Relat Res / 2010 / Shilla growing rods in a caprine animal model: a pilot study / Animal / 11
Motoyama et al. [30] / Paediatr Respir Rev / 2009 / Thoracic malformation with early-onset scoliosis: effect of serial VEPTR expansion thoracoplasty on lung growth and function in children / Clinical / 24 / 4.6 years
Newton et al. [31] / Spine / 2008 / Spinal growth modulation with an anterolateral flexible tether in an immature bovine model: disc health and motion preservation / Animal / 36
Noordeen et al. [32] / Spine / 2009 / The surgical treatment of congenital kyphosis / Clinical / 15 / 1.8 years / 8.6 years
Ramirez et al. [36] / J Pediatr Orthop B / 2009 / The VEPTR in the treatment of spinal deformity resulting from progressive early-onset scoliosis / Clinical / 17
Redding et al. [37] / Spine J / 2008 / Lung function asymmetry in children with congenital and infantile scoliosis / Clinical / 39
Ruf et al. [38] / Spine / 2009 / Hemivertebra resection and osteotomies in congenital spine deformity / Clinical / 41 / 3.4 years / 9.6 years
Sabourin et al. [39] / Clin Biomech / 2010 / Three-dimensional stereoradiographic modeling of rib cage before and after spinal growing rod procedures in early-onset scoliosis / Clinical / 4
Samdani et al. [40] / J Neurosurg Spine / 2009 / Bilateral use of the VEPTR attached to the pelvis: a novel treatment for scoliosis in the growing spine / Clinical / 11 / 5.9 years
Sanders et al. [41] / J Pediatr Orthop / 2009 / Derotational casting for progressive infantile scoliosis / Clinical / 55
Sankar et al. [42] / Spine / 2009 / Neurologic risk in growing rod spine surgery in early-onset scoliosis: is neuromonitoring necessary for all cases? / Clinical / 252
Skaggs et al. [44] / J Bone Joint Surg Am / 2009 / Efficacy of intraoperative neurologic monitoring in surgery involving a VEPTR for early-onset spinal deformity / Clinical / 299
Smith et al. [45] / J Neurosurg Spine / 2009 / The role of bracing, casting, and VEPTR for the treatment of infantile idiopathic scoliosis: a single institution experience with 31 consecutive patients / Clinical / 31 / 2.1 years
Smith et al. [46] / J Pediatr Orthop / 2009 / Does expansion thoracoplasty improve the volume of the convex lung in a windswept thorax? / Clinical / 12 / 6.4 years / 7.9 years
Sponseller et al. [48] / Spine / 2009 / Pelvic fixation of growing rods: comparison of constructs / Clinical / 36 / 6.8 years / 10.1 years
Sponseller et al. [47] / Spine / 2009 / Growing rods for infantile scoliosis in Marfan syndrome / Clinical / 10 / 5.3 years / 12.6 years
Vitale et al. [51] / Spine / 2008 / A retrospective cohort study of pulmonary function, radiographic measures, and quality of life in children with congenital scoliosis: an evaluation of patient outcomes after early spinal fusion / Clinical / 21 / 4.9 years / 12.6 years
Yang et al. [54] / J Pediatr Orthop / 2010 / Growing rods for spinal deformity: characterizing consensus and variation in current use / Survey / 210
Yazici et al. [55] / Spine / 2009 / Fusionless instrumentation systems for congenital scoliosis: expandable spinal rods and VEPTR in the management of congenital spine deformities in the growing child / Review
Zhang / J Bone Joint Surg Am / 2008 / Unilateral pedicle screw epiphysiodesis of the neurocentral synchondrosis: production of idiopathic-like scoliosis in an immature animal model / Animal / 6

VEPTR = vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib.