Early Experience with the Titanium Rib Prosthesis at Another Center.

Skaggs DL; Woo M; Farlo J; Keens T; Lew C; Stein J

AAP 2002, Podium presentation

The Effect of Opening-Wedge Expansion Thoracostomy on Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome: A Pilot Study Using CT Scans and Voxel Holography to Determine Changes in Lung Volumes.

Smith JT; Gollogly S; Campbell RM

IMAST 2002, Podium presentation. SRS 2002, Podium presentation

The Treatment of Jeune’s Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy by Dynamic Segmental Postero-Lateral Expansion Thoracoplasty with a Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib.

Campbell RM; Smith JT; Gollogly S

POSNA 2003, Podium presentation

Image Analysis of the Results of Expansion Thoracoplasty on Children with Complex Deformities of the Spine.

Gollogly S; Smith JT; Campbell RM

POSNA 2003, Podium presentation

Determining Lung Volume by Three-Dimensional Analysis of AP and Lateral Radiographs.

Gollogly S; Smith JT; Campbell RM

IMAST 2003, Podium presentation. SRS 2003, Poster presentation

Early Pulmonary Effects and Complications of the Titanium Rib Prosthesis in the Treatment of Young Children with Scoliosis.

Skaggs DL

IPOS 2003, Podium presentation. IMAST 2003, Podium presentation

Challenges in Thoracic Insufficiency Reconstruction

Skaggs DL

IMAST 2003, Podium presentation

Normal Lung Development in Children: The Results of a Review of 940 3-Dimensional CT Scan Reconstructions of the Thoracic Cavity in Normal Children.

Smith JT; Gollogly S; White S; White K

SRS 2003, Podium presentation

The Effect of VEPTR Expansion Thoracoplasty on Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome Associated with Spondylothoracic Dysplasia (Jarcho-Levin Syndrome).

Campbell RM; Smith M; Willey-Courand DB; Insocre SF; Simmons JW; Smith JT; Smart MP; Groham C

IMAST 2004, Poster presentation

The Effect of Expansion Thoracoplasty on Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome Associated with Spondylocostal Dysostosis (Variant of Jarcho-Levin Syndrome).

Campbell RM; Smith M; Willey-Courand DB; Insocre SF; Simmons JW; Smith JT; Smart MP; Groham C

IMAST 2004, Poster presentation. SRS 2004, Podium presentation

VEPTR for Early Onset Scoliosis: a New Paradigm for an Unsolved Problem.

Flynn JM; Skaggs DL; Betz RR; Smith JT; Song K; Emans J; Moreland M; Snyder B; Millman J; Campbell RM

IMAST 2004, Poster presentation

Lung Density Decreases as Thoracic Volume Increases After Expansion Thoracoplasty in the Treatment of Jarcho-Levin Syndrome.

Gollogly S; McKellar A; White S; Smith JT

IMAST 2004, Poster presentation. SRS 2004, Poster presentation

Changes in Lung Density with Growth: The Results of a Computed Tomography Study in 334 Normal Patients.

Gollogly S; McKellar A; White S; Smith JT; Campbell RM

IMAST 2004, Poster presentation. SRS 2004, Podium presentation

The Thoracic Distortion Index Predicts the Effect of Spinal Deformities on Pulmonary Impairment.

Gollogly S; Smart M; Smith JT

IMAST 2004, Poster presentation. SRS 2004, Podium presentation

Relationship between thoracic cage and spine deformity in rabbits with experimental scoliosis.

Mehta HP; Snyder B; Sun E; Jackson A

SRS 2004, Podium presentation

Use of Dunn-McCarthy "S" Rod Pelvic Fixation as Part of Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Treatment of Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome in Children with Spinal Deformity.

Skaggs DL; Rice C; Smith JT

IMAST 2004, Poster presentation

The Effect of Expansion Thoracoplasty on Lung Volume in Congenital Scoliosis with Fused Ribs. A Pilot Study of 10 Patients Using CT Scan Reconstruction of the Lung.

Smith JT; Gollogly S; White SK; McKellar A; Smart M

POSNA 2004, Podium presentation. IMAST 2004, Poster presentation

Adverse Events Associated with the Vertical Expandable Titanium Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR): A Multicenter Review of 257 Patients.

Smith JT; Smart MP; Skaggs DL

IMAST 2004, Poster presentation. SRS 2004, Podium presentation

Changes in Respiratory Failure of Children with Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome.

Song K; Redding G; Campbell RM; Moreland M; Skaggs D; Emans J; Betz R; Smith JT

IMAST 2004, Poster presentation. SRS 2004, Podium presentation

The Treatment of Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome Associated with Progressive Early Onset Scoliosis by Opening Wedge Thoracostomy.

Campbell RM; Smith MD

IMAST 2005, Poster presentation. ORS 2005, Podium presentation. SRS 2005, Podium presentation

The reciprocal relationship between thoracic and spinal deformity and its effect on pulmonary function.

Metha HP; Snyder BD; Sun E; Jackson A; Bellardine C; Lutchen K

ORS 2005, Podium presentation

Congenital Kyphoscoliosis: Update on Assessment and Treatments

Redding G

Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TANZ) 2005, Podium presentation

Correlations Between Regional Ventilation, Perfusion, and Lung Volumes in Children with Congenital and Infantile Kyphoscoliosis.

Redding G; Song K; Kanne J

IMAST 2005, Poster presentation. SRS 2005, Podium presentation

Does Expansion Thoracoplasty Improve Volume of the Convex Lung in a Windswept Thorax?

Smith JT; Jerman J; Stringham J; Smart MP; Gollogly S

IMAST 2005, Poster presentation. SRS 2005, Poster presentation

Treatment of Progressive Spinal Deformity Using a Bilateral Dual VEPTR Construct from Ribs to Pelvis Without Thoracoplasty. A Pilot Study of 7 Patients.

Smith JT; Smart MP

IMAST 2005, Podium presentation. SRS 2005, Poster presentation

Mortality in Children with Hypoplastic Chest Wall Deformity Following Reconstructive Surgery

Betz RR; Mulcahey M; Campbell RM; Smith JT; Flynn J; Ramirez N

IMAST 2006, Podium presentation. SRS 2006, Poster presentation. POSNA 2007, e-Poster

The Effect of Mid-Thoracic VEPTR Opening Wedge Thoracostomy on Cervical-Thoracic Congenital Scoliosis

Campbell RM; Smith M; Simmons JW: Cofer BR; Inscore S; Grohman C

IMAST 2006, Podium presentation. SRS (European) 2006, Podium presentation

VEPTR for non-syndromic congenital scoliosis: multicenter evidence to support new treatment paradigm

Flynn J; Emans J; Smith JT; Betz RR; Skaggs DL; Song K; Moreland M; Deeney V; Smith JT; Campbell RM

IMAST 2006. SRS 2006, Podium presentation. POSNA 2007, Podium presentation

Use of the Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Rib for Management of Spinal Deformity in Non-Ambulatory Spina Bifida Patients.

Flynn JM; Ramirez N

AAP 2006, Podium presentation

Spondylothoracic Dysplasia: A Natural History Model For Patients With Inhibitory Effects Of The Growth Of The Spine

Flynn JM; Ramirez N

AAP 2006, Podium presentation

Coronal Cobb Correction with the VEPTR device in Patients with Scoliosis and Chest Wall Abnormalities

Guille J; D'Andrea L; Betz R; Smith JT; Campbell RM

IMAST 2006, Podium presentation. SRS 2006, Poster presentation

Change in Lung Function after VEPTR Insertion (SRS)

Mayer H; Redding G

SRS 2006, Podium presentation

Review of VEPTR in Jarcho-Levin patients

Price N; Campbell RM; Ramirez N

IMAST 2006, Poster presentation. ICEOS 2007, Podium presentation. POSNA 2007, Podium presentation

A Retrospective Cohort Study of Pulmonary Function, Radiographic Measures And Quality of Life in Children with Congenital Scoliosis: An Evaluation of Patient Outcomes After Traditional Spine Surgery

Roye DP; Matsumoto H; Bye M; Hyman J; Gomez J; Booker W; Vitale M

IMAST 2006, e-Poster. AAP 2006, Podium presentation. EuroSpine 2006, Poster presentation. ISOQOL 2006, Podium presentation. SRS 2006, e-Poster. EPOS 2007, Podium presentation. AAP 2007, Podium presentation. EPOS 2007, Podium presentation. ICEOS 2007, Podium presentation. ISOQOL 2007, Podium presentation. POSNA 2007, Podium presentation

Is Intra-Operative Monitoring Necessary for All VEPTR Surgeries?

Skaggs DL; Rice C; Song K; Smith JT; Campbell RM

POSNA 2006, Podium presentation. IMAST 2006, Podium presentation

The use of the Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib in the growing child with spina bifida

Smith JT; Smart M

POSNA 2006, Poster presentation. IMAST 2006, Podium presentation

Results of Surgical Experience using the VEPTR device for the treatment of Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome: A Multicenter Study

Smith JT; Smart MP; Emans JB; Betz RR; Skaggs DL; Song K; Moreland M; Campbell RM

IMAST 2006, Poster presentation. SRS 2006, Poster presentation

Summary Data for the Initial Multicenter VEPTR Investigational Device Study for the Treatment of Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome.

Smith JT; Smart MP; Emans JB; Betz RR; Skaggs DL; Song K; Moreland M; Campbell RM

IMAST 2006, Podium presentation

Lung Function Asymmetry Following Expansion Thoracoplasty in Children with Infantile Scoliosis

Song KM; Redding GL; Effman E

POSNA 2006, Podium presentation

Is There Any Benefit to Chest Wall and Spine Deformity Correction with a Titanium Rib Device after Age 10?

Betz RR; Emans JB; Smith JT; Mulcahey M; Duffy T; Song K; Campbell RM

IMAST 2007, e-Poster

A Cadaver Spine Study of the Effect of Positional Changes on the Accuracy of Manual and Digital Radiographic Measurement of Spinal Landmarks

Campbell RM; Reis AA; Gajjar A; Cooper LJ

ICEOS 2007, e-Poster. IMAST 2007, e-Poster

The Treatment of Second Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome of Myelomeningocele by a Hybrid VEPTR "Eiffel Tower" Construct with S-Hook Iliac Crest Pedestal Fixation

Campbell RM; Smith M; Allen M; Simmons JW; Inscore SC; Cofer BR; Doski JJ; Grohman C

ICEOS 2007, Podium presentation. IMAST 2007, Podium presentation

The VEPTR "Parasol" Expasion Thoracoplasty for Treatment of Transvers Volume Depletion Deformity of the Convex Hemithorax Rib Hump in Early Onset Scoliosis

Campbell RM; Smith MD; Woody JT; Inscore SC; Cofer BR; Doski JJ; Grohman C

SRS 2007, Podium presentation. ICEOS 2007, e-Poster. IMAST 2007, e-Poster

Efficacy of Iliac S-Hook Fixation in VEPTR Treatment of Early Onset Spinal Deformity: Survival of Bilateral Iliac Hook Fixation is Superior to Unilateral in a Multi-center Study

Emans JB; Campbell RM; Smith JT

SRS 2007, Poster presentation. IMAST 2007, e-Poster

Preliminary Halo-Gravity Traction Facilitates Insertion of Growing Rods or VEPTR Devices in Severe Early Onset Spinal Deformity

Emans JB; Smith JT

SRS 2007, Podium presentation. IMAST 2007, e-Poster

Use of VEPTR in non ambulatory myelodysplasia patients

Flynn J; Ramirez N

EPOS 2007, Podium presentation

Iatrogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome as a Complication of VEPTR

Mardjetko S; Hammerberg K; Crane B; Nassr A

POSNA 2007, Podium presentation. IMAST 2007, e-Poster

How Does VEPTR Affect Pulmonary Function?: An in vivo Assessment Using the Rabbit Scoliosis Model

Mehta H P; Snyder B D; Baldassarri S R; Hayward M J; Jackson A C; Giuffrida M J; Entezari V; Wilson J M

ICEOS 2007, Podium presentation

Computer Adaptive Testing: Utility of 21stCentury Measurement Technology with Children with Spine Impairments

Mulcahey M; Haley S; Duffy T; Betz R

IMAST 2007, e-Poster

Nutritional Assessment in Children with Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (TIS): Comparison of Multiple Indices

Redding G; Smith JT; Smart M

IMAST 2007, e-Poster

Infant Lung functions in Young Children with Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (TIS)

Redding G; Song KM; Flynn J; Mayer O

IMAST 2007, e-Poster. ATS 2007, Podium presentation

Nutritional Improvement Following VEPTR Surgery in Children with Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome

Skaggs DL; Campbell RM

SRS 2007, Podium presentation. IMAST 2007, e-Poster

Treatment of Progressive Spinal Deformity using the Bilateral Rib to Pelvis Technique in Non-Ambulatory Children with Neuromuscular Disease

Smith JT

IMAST 2007, e-Poster

Gait Abnormalities in Ambulatory Children with Progressive Scoliosis treated with Bilateral Rib to Pelvis VEPTR Constructs

Smith JT; Smart M

IMAST 2007, e-Poster

VEPTR in Patients with a Previous Spinal Fusion

Sturm P; Flynn J; Betz RR; Emans JB; Smith JT; Gollogly S; Campbell RM; Smart MP

ICEOS 2007, Podium presentation. IMAST 2007, Podium presentation

Assessment Of Construct Variability Among Experienced VEPTR Users

Vitale M; Gomez J; Matsumoto H; Betz R; Campbel RM; Emans JM; Flynn J; Flynn J; Ramirez N; Snyder B; Sturm P; Song, K; Smith J; Shilt J; Roye D

ICEOS 2007, e-Poster. IMAST 2007, e-Poster. AAP 2008, Podium presentation. SRS 2008, e-Poster

Health Related Quality of Life in Children with Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome: A Report from the Chest Wall and Spinal Deformity Core Study Group

Vitale M; Roye D; Matsumoto H; Betz R; Emans J; Skaggs D; Smith JT; Song K; Campbell RM

IMAST 2006, Poster presentation. SRS 2006, Podium presentation. AAOS 2007, Podium presentation. EPOS 2007, e-Poster. IMAST 2007, e-Poster. SRS 2007, Podium presentation. ICEOS 2007, Podium presentation. AOA 2007, e-Poster

Treatment of TIS in Myelominingocele by a VEPTR Eiffel Tower Construct with Iliac S-Hook Fixation

Campbell RM; Allen W; Simmons JW; Inscore SC; Cofer BR; Doski JJ

POSNA 2008, Podium presentation. AAOS 2008, e-Poster

The Characterization of the Thoracic Biomechanics of Respiration in Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome by Dynamic Lung MRI: A Preliminary Report

Campbell RM; Auber A; Smith M; Simmons JW; Joshi A; Inscore S; Cofer B; Doski JJ

ICEOS 2008, Podium presentation. IMAST 2008

Cadaver Spine Study of the Accuracy of Manual-Digital Radiographic Measurement of Spinal Landmarks

Campbell RM; Reis AA; Gajjar A; Cooper LJ

AAOS 2008, e-Poster

Blood Hemoglobin Levels Improve After Treatment of Congenital Scoliosis and Rib Fusions with VEPTR. Hemoglobin Level May be a Useful Surrogate Measure of Respiratory Function in TIS and Early Onset Scoliosis

Caubet JF; Emans JB; Smith JT; Van Bosse H; Ramirez N; Flynn J; Vitale MG; St.Hilaire T

IMAST 2008, Poster presentation

Are Spinal Fusion and Implant Removal Needed after the Completion of VEPTR Treatment? An Analysis of 39 Patients who have Completed Treatment by VEPTR

Flynn J; St. Hilaire T; Emans J; Betz R; Campbell RM; Smith J; Cameron D

SRS 2008, Podium presentation. POSNA 2009, Podium presentation

VEPTR Improves Pulmonary Hypoplasia in a Postnatal Rabbit Model of Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome

Mehta H P; Snyder B D; Baldassarri S R; Hayward M J; Jackson A C; Giuffrida M J; Bansal S P; Entezari V; Patel N D

SRS 2008, Podium presentation

Common respiratory abnormalities in children with Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (TIS) during sleep.

Redding G; Song KM; Chen M; Striegl M; Kifle Y

IMAST 2008

The Utility of VEPTR in the Older Child (> 10 Years) with Complex Spine and Chest Deformity

Samdani A; Betz RR

ICEOS 2008, Podium presentation. IMAST 2009, Podium presentation

Sleep disordered breathing in children with thoracic insufficiency syndrome.

Striegl AM; Chen ML; Kifle Y; Song K; Redding GR

ATS 2008, Podium presentation

VEPTR Spine to Spine Constructs (Growing Rods) for Infantile and Juvenile Neuromuscular Scoliosis, Early Results

White K; Frost N; Song K

IMAST 2008, Podium presentation. POSNA 2009, e-Poster

Chest Dimensions and PFT's before age 9

d'Amato

SRS 2009, Poster presentation

How Expansion Thoracoplasty Affects Lung Growth and Development in a Rabbit Model of Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome: The Physiologic Basis for VEPTR Treatment

Mehta H P; Snyder B D; Baldassarri S R; Hayward M J; Jackson A C; Giuffrida M J; Bansal S P; Entezari V; Patel N D; Wilson J M

ORS 2009, Poster presentation

VEPTR-Eiffeltower construct in the treatment of neuromuscular scoliosis-preliminary results

Oyoun N; Kunkel P; Mladenov K; Stuecker R

GSSPO 2009, Podium presentation

Selective treatment of thoracic curve by VEPTR in the growing spine: what happens to the lumbar curve?

Samdani A; Birknes J; Williams R; Ramirez N; Flynn J; Betz R

IMAST 2009, Poster presentation. SRS 2009, Poster presentation

Can Infection Associated with VEPTR be Managed without Implant Removal?

Smith JT; Conyers C; Smith M; Mumford S

AO 2009, Podium presentation. SRS 2009, Podium presentation

Can Progressive Neuromuscular Scoliosis Be Managed with Growing Instrumentation Without Fusion in Young Children?

Smith JT; Smith MS

AO 2009, Podium presentation

Effect of Growing Systems on ALF using V/Q

Song KM; Redding G

IMAST 2009, Poster presentation. SRS 2009, Podium presentation

The Effect of VEPTR Treatment of Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome on Sagittal Plane Alignment

Sturm P; Hassani S; Zaharski K; Riordan M; and CWSDSG

SRS 2009, Podium presentation

Development and Initial Validation of a Disease Specific Outcome Measure for Early Onset Scoliosis

Vitale MG; Matsumoto H; Avendano J; Roye D

ICEOS 2008, Podium presentation. EPOS 2009, Podium presentation. ICEOS 2009, Podium presentation