Is There Still a Place for Convex Hemiepiphysiodesis in Congenital Scoliosis in Young Children? A Long-Term Follow-up.

A limited convex hemiepiphysiodesis still has a place in congenital scoliosis care when it is performed in patients ≤3 years old, with curves ≤35°, and with isolated hemivertebra. It spares patients the risks of vertebral resection and instrumentation, while fusing the same number of levels.