Serial Casting for Early Onset Scoliosis: Comparison of Three Casting Materials

Purpose: Plaster of Paris (POP) is the historic gold standard material for derotational cast application in children with early onset scoliosis (EOS). At our institution, fiberglass has supplanted POP for spinal casting of EOS utilizing two different fiberglass techniques. The first method is done on a Risser-type traction table to facilitate rolling of the traditional fiberglass tape. The second method is done with manual traction on a standard flat-top table using a tubular fiberglass hybrid …