Ramirez, Norman http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-6059
Olivella, Gerardo
Rodriguez, Omar
Marrero, Pablo
Smith, John
Garg, Sumeet
Vitale, Michael
St. Hilaire, Tricia
Betz, Randal
Article History
Received: 14 September 2019
Accepted: 13 December 2019
First Online: 20 December 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Dr. Ramirez, Dr. Olivella, Dr. Rodriguez and Dr. Marrero have nothing to disclose. Dr. Smith reports other from Globus, other from Nuvasive, personal fees from missonix, other from Wishbone medical, other from DepuySynthes, outside the submitted work. Dr. Garg reports personal fees from Nuvasive, personal fees from Medtronic, personal fees from Mighty Oak Medical, outside the submitted work. Dr. Vitale reports grants from Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), grants from Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), grants from Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF), grants from Children’s Spine Foundation (CSF), during the conduct of the study; personal fees from Zimmer Biomet, personal fees from STRYKER, personal fees from NUVASIVE, outside the submitted work. Ms. St. Hilaire reports grants received by her institution from DePuy Synthes Spine, during the conduct of the study. Dr. Betz reports other from Abyrx, personal fees and other from ApiFix, personal fees from DePuy Synthes Spine, other from Electrocore, personal fees from Globus Medical, other from Medovex, other from Orthobond, personal fees and other from SpineGuard, personal fees from Thieme Medical Publishers, personal fees and other from Wishbone Medical, outside the submitted work; and Son Randal Betz, Jr. is an employee of DePuy Synthes Spine.
: IRB approval: Protocol # 160719-NR by Ponce Research Institute.