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Dr. Smith reports other from Globus, other from Nuvasive, personal fees from missonix, other from Wishbone medical, other from DepuySynthes, outside the submitted work. Dr. Garg reports personal fees from Nuvasive, personal fees from Medtronic, personal fees from Mighty Oak Medical, outside the submitted work. Dr. Vitale reports grants from Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), grants from Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), grants from Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF), grants from Children\u2019s Spine Foundation (CSF), during the conduct of the study; personal fees from Zimmer Biomet, personal fees from STRYKER, personal fees from NUVASIVE, outside the submitted work. Ms. St. Hilaire reports grants received by her institution from DePuy Synthes Spine, during the conduct of the study. Dr. Betz reports other from Abyrx, personal fees and other from ApiFix, personal fees from DePuy Synthes Spine, other from Electrocore, personal fees from Globus Medical, other from Medovex, other from Orthobond, personal fees and other from SpineGuard, personal fees from Thieme Medical Publishers, personal fees and other from Wishbone Medical, outside the submitted work; and Son Randal Betz, Jr. is an employee of DePuy Synthes Spine.","order":2,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Conflict of interest"}},{"value":"IRB approval: Protocol # 160719-NR by Ponce Research Institute.","order":3,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Ethical approval"}}]}}