2022
Early outcomes of growth friendly instrumentation in children with Williams syndrome
O’Neill N, Cook D, Verhofste B, Smith J, Emans J. Early outcomes of growth friendly instrumentation in children with Williams syndrome. Spine Deformity 2022, 10: 717-725. PMID: 35000131, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-021-00453-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset scoliosisVertical expandable prosthetic titanium ribGrowth-friendly treatmentGrowth-friendly instrumentationSurgical treatmentCardiovascular complicationsCase seriesCurve magnitudeExpandable prosthetic titanium ribSevere early onset scoliosisPerioperative cardiac complicationsSpine deformity surgeryT1-S1 lengthT1-T12 lengthWilliams syndromeInitial surgical treatmentCoronal curve magnitudeMedian followCardiac complicationsIndex surgeryInitial surgeryMedian durationResultsSeven patientsMedian ageAssociated complications
2021
Scoliosis with Chiari I malformation without associated syringomyelia
O’Neill N, Miller PE, Hresko MT, Emans JB, Karlin LI, Hedequist DJ, Snyder BD, Smith ER, Proctor MR, Glotzbecker MP. Scoliosis with Chiari I malformation without associated syringomyelia. Spine Deformity 2021, 9: 1105-1113. PMID: 33471302, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-021-00286-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior fossa decompressionChiari I malformationScoliosis progressionAverage initial curveNon-idiopathic scoliosisNon-surgical populationMethodsA retrospective reviewResultsThirty-two patientsPresence of symptomsPurposeMany patientsAssociated syringomyeliaSurgical treatmentRetrospective reviewFossa decompressionMean ageRadiographic characteristicsCerebellar tonsilsCurve magnitudeCurve progressionIdiopathic scoliosisPatientsAverage progressionScoliosisForamen magnumSymptoms