Prevalence of spinal deformity development after surgical management of a congenital heart disease among children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RN Balubaid, RS Aljedani, A Moglan… - European Spine …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Open heart surgery is the most common treatment for congenital heart disease.
Thoracotomy, sternotomy, or a combination of both are the main approaches used in open …

Progression of infantile scoliosis after thoracotomy and sternotomy for the treatment of congenital cardiac abnormalities

HL Kerr, J O'Callaghan, S Morris - Spine Deformity, 2023 - Springer
Purpose To determine whether the rate of progression of scoliosis is higher following
thoracotomies and sternotomies in children. Methods We undertook a retrospective review …

Factors contributing to severe scoliosis after open chest surgery for congenital heart disease: a case–control analysis

I Kawamura, T Yamaguchi, H Yanagida, H Tominaga… - Spine Deformity, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Previous reports have identified factors associated with open chest surgery for
congenital heart disease (CHD) and scoliosis. However, these reports included conditions …

The Impact of Prematurity at Birth on Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

NV Shah, M Coste, AJ Wolfert, S Gedailovich… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Prematurity is associated with surgical complications. This study sought to determine the risk
of prematurity on 30-day complications, reoperations, and readmissions following≥ 7-level …

Curve Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes in Scoliosis Associated With Childhood Sternotomy or Thoracotomy

JL Langner, T Ezeonu, AL Shafau… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: The purpose of this study is to describe curve characteristics and postoperative
outcomes in patients undergoing spinal fusion (SF) to treat thoracogenic scoliosis related to …

[HTML][HTML] Implications of Pediatric Chest Wall Surgery on the Risk of Developing of Scoliosis

R White, M Ginzburg - Open Journal of Pediatrics, 2024 - scirp.org
Scoliosis, a three-dimensional deformity of the spine, is commonly encountered in
orthopedic and multidisciplinary settings, with idiopathic scoliosis being the most diagnosed …

[HTML][HTML] Innovations in congenital heart surgery

C Yerebakan, M Desai, Y d'Udekem - International Journal of Cardiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pediatric heart surgery is still a young discipline. The first operations to treat congenital heart
diseases were done in the early 1940s and its real expansion ensued after intra-cardiac …