Posterior hemivertebrectomy and short segment fixation—long term results

The objectives of this study were to study the long-term results of one-stage single and multiple level posterior hemivertebrectomies and to find out the safety and efficacy of the procedure. Twenty patients (9 male and 11 female) with mean age of 9.2 years (2 years 4 months–14 years 10 months) with congenital scoliosis (hemivertebrae) were treated with posterior hemivertebrectomy with intraoperative neuromonitoring. Posterior exposure and...