*Neurosurgery
†Orthopedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
‡Norton Leatherman Spine Center, Louisville, KY
§Spinal Disorders Service, University of California, San Francisco, CA
¶NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York City
∥State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
**Emory Orthopedics and Spine Center, Atlanta, GA
††Department of Neurosurgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
‡‡Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
§§Spinal Deformity Service, WA University, St Louis, MO
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD, Departments of Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery, University of Virginia, PO Box 800212, Charlottesville, VA 22908; E-mail: [email protected]
Acknowledgement date: October 5, 2009; Revision date: February 6, 2010; Acceptance date: March 18, 2010.
The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).
Corporate/Industry funds were received in support of this work. One or more of the author(s) has/have received or will receive benefits for personal or professional use from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript: e.g., honoraria, gifts, consultancies, royalties, stocks, stock options, and decision-making position.
Supported by an educational grant from Medtronic (to the Spinal Deformity Study Group).
IRB: Approval obtained from all contributing institutions.
This manuscript was presented in part at the 2009 Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting and received the Russell A. Hibbs Clinical Award for the best presentation at the 2009 annual meeting.
