Aspects specific to spinal disorders and surgery for the pediatric population are discussed in this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics. Contents include: Development and Maturation of the Axial Skeleton; Postnatal Maturation and Radiology of the Growing Spine; Congenital Abnormalities of the Cervical Spine; Congenital Abnormalities of the Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral Spine; Spinal Disorders Associated with Skeletal Dysplasias and Syndromes; Pediatric Scoliosis and Kyphosis; Management of Scoliosis; Iatrogenic Spinal Deformity; The Tethered Spinal Cord; The Chiaris and Syringohydromyelia; Cervical Spine Trauma in Children; Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral Trauma in Children; Spinal Tumors; Pediatric Disc Disease and Sports Injury; The Pediatric Cervical Spine: Approaches and Instrumentation; The Pediatric Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral Spine: Approaches and Instrumentation