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The Role of Traction in Early-Onset Scoliosis

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Halo-gravity traction (HGT) and intraoperative skull-femoral traction (IOT) are two adjuncts used in the surgical management of scoliosis. There are many perceived benefits and serious irreversible complications are rare. Although the indications have not fully been elucidated, HGT tends to be reserved for more severe, stiff, kyphoscoliotic curves. The use of IOT seems to be resurging and may potentially reduce the need to consider other techniques to improve curve correction, such as anterior release, and osteotomies. This chapter will illustrate the potential benefits of IOT in early-onset scoliosis, through a case report, followed by a review of the current literature on IOT and HGT.

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    Benjamin Orlik MD & Craig P. Eberson MD

  2. Division of Pediatric orthopedic Surgery, Hasbro Children’s Hospital and Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Benjamin Orlik MD & Craig P. Eberson MD

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Orlik, B., Eberson, C.P. (2018). The Role of Traction in Early-Onset Scoliosis. In: El-Hawary, R., Eberson, C. (eds) Early Onset Scoliosis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71580-3_21

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