Chair: James Sanders, MD

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe how current treatments for early-onset scoliosis affect the health of children including the potential risks from anesthesia and health-related quality of life.
2. Articulate the actual indications for surgery and children with early-onset scoliosis and when it should be performed.
3. Delineate how the indications for surgery and the proper instrumentation selection change over time and with the child’s individual condition.