ReviewGlobal spine journal2023
Hemivertebra Resection in Small Children. A Literature Review.
Review in Global spine journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Posterior hemivertebra resection in children younger than three years: a single-center retrospective case series of medium-term outcomes, complications, and technical considerations.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Growth-Based Decision-Making in Congenital Scoliosis with Multiple Vertebral Anomalies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Development of an integrated computational-experimental framework for predicting grinding force and safety in ultrasonic bone scalpels operations.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- One-stage posterior-only radical hemivertebra resection and short-segment fusion for congenital cervicothoracic scoliosis: a cohort study.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- A case report and reconsideration of pathogenesis: C5 palsy after corrective surgery for severe congenital cervicothoracic scoliosis.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Resection of Thoracic Hemivertebra in a Child: A Case Report Highlighting Technical Feasibility and the Critical Importance of Stabilization.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Congenital Scoliosis: A Comprehensive Review of Diagnosis, Management, and Surgical Decision-Making in Pediatric Spinal Deformity-An Expanded Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Congenital scoliosis presenting in teenage years outcomes without hemivertebra excision.Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Classification of Emerging Scoliosis in Congenital Scoliosis After Hemivertebra Resection and Short Segmental Fusion.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Semi-segmented lumbar supernumerary hemivertebra resection in congenital scoliosis: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2024Article
- Clinical outcomes and spinal growth after posterior hemivertebra resection and short segment fusion in children.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- [Surgical treatment of congenital scoliosis].Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie · 2024Review
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Abstract
STUDY
designSystematic review.
objectiveTo evaluate the lowest possible age to resect an HV in very young patients with a congenital deformity.
methodsWe sought to retrieve all studies reporting age at HV excision in patients with congenital scoliosis. Studies written in English were included. No publication date restrictions were imposed. A search of the PubMed and LiLacs databases was conducted. Additionally, a hand search was performed to supplement the database search.
resultsWe found 140 articles. Twenty two studies were included into the final assessment. There was considerable heterogeneity in the included studies, both regarding age and the surgical techniques used. There was also a broad spectrum of recommendations regarding suggested age for treatment. The youngest patient undergoing resection and fusion was 3 months of life at the time of surgery.
conclusionHow young a patient could and should be submitted to HV resection surgery is still a matter of debate in the literature. Prophylactic surgery might be a proper treatment for young children with congenital scoliosis before malformation becomes a deformity, adding no additional neurological, vascular, or anesthesia-related complications. The defect can be treated early while the deformity is treated late.
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