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DeWald, Christopher et al.: 2024 Spinal Deformities DOI: 10.1055/b-0044-203433
Section I-C Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Spinal Deformities

10 Evaluation of the Pediatric and Adolescent Spinal Patient

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Editors: DeWald, Christopher; DeWald, Ronald L.

Authors: Ackshota, Nissim; Ahn, Nicholas U.; Alazzeh, Mohanad; Albert, Todd J.; Algattas, Hanna; An, Howard S.; Anari, Jason B.; Arlet, Vincent; Asher†, Marc A.; Belanger, Evan H.; Blakemore, Laurel C.; Blanke, Kathleen M.; Bondar, Kevin; Buchowski, Jacob M.; Bunch, Joshua T.; Burton, Douglas C.; Cahill, Patrick J.; Campbell, Robert; Carl, Allen L.; Caruso, Steven; Cerpa, Meghan; Charosky, Sebastien; Cognetti, Daniel J.; Crawford, Alvin H.; Crawford III, Charles H.; Cui, Shari; Daffner, Scott D.; Dede, Ozgur; Dekutoski, Mark B.; DeWald, Christopher J.; Dormans, John P.; Drayer, Nicholas J.; Drummond†, Denis S.; Emery, Sanford E.; Farcy, Jean-Pierre C.; Farrell, James P.; Fontes, Ricardo B. V.; Forsthoefel, Craig; Frost, Chelsea; Gaines, Robert W.; Gandhi, Sapan D.; Gehrchen, Martin; Glassman, Steven D.; Guiroy, Alfredo; Gupta, Munish C.; Ha, Alex S.; Hadeed, Michael M.; Haher, Thomas R.; Hamill, Christopher L.; Hamilton, D. Kojo; Hariharan, Arun R.; Harrop, James S.; Hashmi, Sohaib Z.; Hassanzadeh, Hamid; Heydemann, John A.; Horowitz, Jason A.; Howard, Roland; Hu, Ming-Hsiao; Hu, Serena S.; Hwang, Steven W.; Iyer, Sravisht; Jain, Amit; Jain, Viral V.; Janjua, M. Burhan; Jorgensen, Anton; Kang, Daniel G.; Kawakami, Noriaki; Kebaish, Khaled M.; Kelly, Michael P.; Kim, Han Jo; Labaran, Lawal A.; Lafage, Virginie; Laratta, Joseph L.; Lehman, Ronald A.; Lenke, Lawrence G.; Loder, Randall T.; Lonstein, John E.; Louie, Philip K.; Lubicky, John P.; Malik, Mohammad Saad; Marco, Rex A.W.; Mardjetko, Steven M.; Marrache, Majd; Maslak, Joseph P.; McCarthy, Michael H.; Melikian, Rojeh; Miller, Catherine; Min, Kan; Moquin, Ross R.; Morrison, Pamela R.; Mummaneni, Praveen V.; Nelson, Scott; Newton, Peter O.; Nolte, Michael T.; O’Brien†, Michael F.; Oetgen, Matthew E.; Ogilvie, James W.; Pannu, Tejbir S.; Petfield, Joseph L.; Riccio, Alexander R.; Roussouly, Pierre; Rymarczuk, George; Saifi, Comron; Salari, Pooria A.; Samdani, Amer F.; Sanders, James O.; Sarwark, John F.; Schwab, Frank J.; Sebaaly, Amer; Sengupta, Dilip K.; Shafi, Karim; Shah, Suken A.; Sheha, Evan D.; Shen, Francis H.; Shimer, Adam L.; Shtewe, Anan H.; Singla, Priyanka; Sponseller, Paul; Staub, Blake N.; Stricsek, Geoffrey P.; Sturm, Peter F.; Suk, Se-Il; Theologis, Alekos A.; Thompson, George H.; Thottempudi, Santan; Uribe, Juan S.; Vivas, Andrew C.; Wallace, Christopher S.; Witte, Zackery W.; Wood, Kirkham B.; York, Philip J.; Yu, Henry H.; Zebala, Lukas P.; Zhang, Bo; Zhao, Yiyu

Title: Spinal Deformities

Subtitle: The Comprehensive Text

Print ISBN: 9781626233720; Online ISBN: 9781684203604; Book DOI: 10.1055/b000000246

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Subjects: Neurosurgery;Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery

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Karim Shafi, Sravisht Iyer, and Christopher J. DeWald

Abstract

The clinical evaluation of the pediatric patient with spinal deformity requires a thorough and focused history and physical examination. Although patients are frequently referred to a spine surgeon for idiopathic scoliosis, a complete musculoskeletal assessment is paramount to assess for any underlying disorders that may cause spinal deformity. Subtle aspects of the clinical history or physical examination may provide key insights into the nature of the deformity. These findings, along with the timeline of spinal deformity, medical history, and radiographic assessment allow for informed and appropriate management.

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idiopathic scoliosis - neuromuscular scoliosis - congenital scoliosis - pediatric
 
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