Effect of preoperative body mass index on the outcomes of growth-friendly surgical treatment in patients with early-onset scoliosis

• A. Saarinen,
• L. Andras,
• O. Boachie-Adjei,
• P. Cahill,
• T. Guillaume,
• B. Snyder,
• P. Sponseller,
• P. Sturm,
• M.G. Vitale,
• I. Helenius

Affiliations

A. Saarinen

Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

L. Andras

Children’s Orthopaedic Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America

O. Boachie-Adjei

Spine Service, FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital, Pantang West, Ghana

P. Cahill

Pediatric orthopedics, The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States of America

T. Guillaume

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, university of california, San Francisco, United States of America

B. Snyder

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America

P. Sponseller

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, Baltimore, United States of America

P. Sturm

Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cinnaminson, United States of America

M.G. Vitale

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Department, Columbia University, New York, United States of America

I. Helenius

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland