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Article History

Received: 17 August 2024

Accepted: 17 October 2024

First Online: 20 November 2024

Declarations

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: RRG has no conflicts of interest to disclose. MSM has no conflicts of interest to disclose. KL has no conflicts of interest to disclose. AM has no conflicts of interest to disclose. NB has no conflicts of interest to disclose. TMZ has no conflicts of interest to disclose. BDR has received grants from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Scoliosis Research Society, and Orthopedic Science Research Foundation. LGL has received royalties from Medtronic and Acuity Surgical and is a consultant for Medtronic and Acuity Surgical. He has received grants from the Setting Scoliosis Straight (SSS) Foundation, International Spine Study Group (ISSG) Foundation, and AOSpine. LGL has served on the board of the National Spine Health Foundation (NSHF), Global Spine Outreach (GSO), and Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation (SSSF). He has also received funding/support from the Fox Family (Prospective Pediatric Spinal Deformity study), AOSpine, Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) and BroadWater. MGV has received grants from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Orthopedic Science Research Foundation, Pediatric Spine Foundation, and Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation and royalties from Biomet. He is a paid consultant for Stryker, Biomet, and NuVasive. MGV is on the Board of Directors of Pediatric Spine Foundation, Pediatric Spine Study Group, and C4K. He is former president of Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and is a Board Member, Chair Emeritus of the International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium.

: This study was approved by the Columbia University Institutional Review Board under protocol AAAU3144. It was performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

: No patient identifying information is included in the article. Not applicable.