Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with early onset scoliosis.

Baseline N = 72
Age, y, mean (SD)11.9 (4.2)
Gender, n (%)
 Female41 (56.9)
 Male31 (43.1)
Underlying disease, n (%)
 Idiopathic5 (6.9)
 Neuromuscular23 (32)
 Congenital19 (26.4)
 Syndromic10 (13.9)
 Other unidentified15 (20.8)
Cobb angle, n (%)
 <30°16 (22.3)
 >30°56 (77.7)
Ambulation, n (%)
 Yes42 (58.3)
 No30 (41.7)
Treatment, n (%)
 Observational47 (65.3)
 Bracing3 (4.2)
 Growing5 (7)
 Definitive17 (23.5)