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Fig. 47.1 MAGEC System: (a) MAGEC rods (1) standard and (2) offset (b) MAGEC Manual Distractor (MMD) (c) Magnet Locator (MML) and (d) External Remote Controller (ERC model 1) (Courtesy…

Fig. 41.1 (a, b) The Shilla growing screw: a polyaxial pedicle screw with a cap that fixes to the top of the screw and snaps off for a low profile…

Fig. 36.1 Patient is a 2 + 9-year-old female with infantile idiopathic scoliosis. (a, b) She presented with a 126° scoliosis and thoracic kyphosis deformity. She had a normal total spine MRI…

Fig. 14.1 The basic lesion of most children with myelomeningocele is the open neural placode. The dorsal surface is the interior of the neural tube while the ventral surface is…

Fig. 42.1 Clinical example of a 2-year-old male with a progressive idiopathic early onset scoliosis undergoing a self-guided growth surgery. Despite serial casting from the age of 2–5, the deformity…

Fig. 21.1 Ossification centers of the atlas and axis (Reprinted from Copley and Dormans [15]. With permission from Wolters Kluwer Health) Distinctive anatomic features in the immature C-spine account for…

Benign: S1: Latent tumors (G0 T0 M0) S2: Active tumors (G0 T0 M0) S3: Aggressive tumors (G0-1 T0-1 M0-1) Malignant: Stage I Low grade A: Intracompartmental (G1 T1 M0) Low…

Fig. 28.1 Idiopathic EOS. Scoliosis was noted at the age of 6 years and progressed to 30° by the age of 7 years (a). Full-time brace treatment began at the…

Fig. 46.1 (a, b) Preoperative radiographs of a 5-year-old female with neglected 75° lordoscoliosis and Marfan syndrome. T1–12 length = 16.5 cm. (c) Apical CT of thorax. Significant spine penetration into the…

Fig. 44.1 Progression of scoliosis with growth from a straight spine (a), with disk wedging (b), and finally vertebral wedging (c). If the deformity is treated with a tether placed…