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We aimed to investigate the effects hemivertebrectomy with postoperative hip spica cast on complications and health-related quality of life in small children with congenital scoliosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A follow-up study of 30 children (at mean age = 3.4 years, range = 1.0\u20138.5 years) undergoing posterolateral hemivertebrectomy and short pedicle instrumentation. Children were immobilized postoperative with hip spica cast for 6 weeks and immobilization for 4 months using a rigid thoracolumbosacral orthosis. The Caregivers filled out Scoliosis Research Society 24 outcome questionnaire preoperatively, at 6 months, and at final follow-up visit on behalf of their child. Standing radiographs were obtained preoperatively, postoperatively in the cast, and standing at final follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mean major curve was 41\u00b0 (range = 26\u00b0\u201387\u00b0) preoperatively and was corrected to 14\u00b0 (4.0\u00b0\u201335\u00b0) at final follow-up. Eight (27%) children had postoperative complications, including three (10%) deep surgical site infections. The Scoliosis Research Society 24 back domain showed an improvement from a mean of 3.8 preoperatively to 4.4 at final follow-up ( p &lt; 0.001). Function from back condition domain showed a significant deterioration from 4.2 preoperatively to 3.7 at 6 months ( p = 0.020) but improved back to baseline at final follow-up (4.2, p = 0.0022 6 months vs final follow-up).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Hemivertebrectomy with short instrumentation resulted into 64% correction of scoliosis and improved health-related quality of life in back pain and function domains.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/14574969211020640","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,16]],"date-time":"2021-06-16T01:21:07Z","timestamp":1623806467000},"page":"542-549","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Outcomes of early hemivertebrectomy in children with congenital scoliosis: A prospective follow-up study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"110","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9341-8443","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hanna M.","family":"Oksanen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20521, Turku, Finland"},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tuomas","family":"Jalanko","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ilkka J.","family":"Helenius","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland"},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-14574969211020640","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11832-012-0457-4"},{"key":"bibr2-14574969211020640","first-page":"227","volume-title":"The Pediatric Spine: Principles and Practices","author":"McMaster MJ","year":"1994"},{"key":"bibr3-14574969211020640","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/BPO.0b013e31802b4993"},{"key":"bibr4-14574969211020640","first-page":"1091","volume":"17","author":"Pehrsson K","year":"1992","journal-title":"A study of mortality causes of death, and symptoms. 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