Complications following spine fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis can be
characterized as either intra-operative or post-operative. The most serious and feared …

Objective Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most common healthcare-associated
infections occurring following 1%–3% of all surgical procedures. Their rates are the highest …

Background Few publications in the literature examine enhanced recovery after scoliosis
surgery (ERAS) in children, despite significant scientific interest in adults. The objective of …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a new collaborative design-based method
for designing customized garments, aimed at the physically disabled people with scoliosis …

OBJECTIVE High rates of perioperative complications are associated with deformity
correction in neuromuscular scoliosis. The current study aimed to evaluate complications …

Accelerated discharge protocols for scoliosis surgery have recently been described in the
literature. There are limited data describing the association of length of stay (LOS) during the …

This research presented a novel method using 3D simulation methods to design customized
garments for physically disabled people with scoliosis (PDPS). The proposed method is …

Surgical site infection (SSI) after pediatric spinal deformity surgery is a complication that
results in substantial morbidity and cost. The 2015 updated Centers for Disease Control and …

Background: Prior “best practice guidelines”(BPG) have identified strategies to reduce the
risk of acute deep surgical site infection (SSI), but there still exists large variability in practice …

OBJECTIVE With the continued evolution of bundled payment plans, there has been a
greater focus within orthopedic surgery on quality metrics up to 90 days of care. Although the …