ReviewEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2013
Growing rod concepts: state of the art.
Review in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Spine deformity · 2023Pooled it
- Staged versus single-stage traditional growing rod implantation in severe early-onset scoliosis: complications and radiographic outcomes.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- Vertebral Body Tethering for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Quality of Evidence and Recommendations From a Systematic Overview of Systematic Reviews in Literature.International journal of spine surgery · 2025Article
- Assessment and Management of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: From the Perspective of a Physiatrist.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Fixation, Stabilization, Dynamic Stabilization, Fusion, and Reconstruction in Spine Surgery- Decoding Terminologies!Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Staging growing rod insertion results in increased postoperative complications than the equivalent unstaged procedure.Bone & joint open · 2025Article
- One-way self-expanding rods for early onset neuromuscular scoliosis: a two-year follow-up of an international cohort.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Magnetically controlled rod fracture is related to rod diameter but lower than TGR.Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Complications and curve progression in EOS patients with extended distraction surgery intervals in growing rod surgery: a retrospective cohort study in China.Asian spine journal · 2025Article
- Concave Side Apical Control in Early Onset Scoliosis Managed with Growing Rods.Spine surgery and related research · 2024Article
- Perioperative complications after posterior spinal fusion versus minimally invasive fusionless surgery in neuromuscular scoliosis: a comparative study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Is Final Fusion Necessary for Growing-Rod Graduates: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Global spine journal · 2023Review
- Early Complications in Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib and Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods to Manage Early Onset Scoliosis.International journal of spine surgery · 2021Article
- Unplanned return to operation room (OR) following growing spinal constructs (GSCs) in early onset scoliosis (EOS)-a multi-centric study.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020Article
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- A comprehensive review of the diagnosis and management of congenital scoliosis.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2018Review
- Staged insertion of growing rods in severe scoliosis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2018Article
- The therapeutic characteristics of serial casting on congenital scoliosis: a comparison with non-congenital cases from a single-center experience.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2017Article
- Safety and compatibility of magnetic-controlled growing rods and magnetic resonance imaging.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2016Article
- Flexible growing rods: a biomechanical pilot study of polymer rod constructs in the stability of skeletally immature spines.Scoliosis and spinal disorders · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionEarly-onset spinal deformities present multiple challenges to the surgeon. They may be rapidly progressive and unresponsive to conservative treatment, necessitating surgical intervention at an early age. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis text attempts to provide a review of current literature and to summarize the authors' opinions.
resultsThis paper attempts to concisely review available literature regarding the growing rod's inception, evolution, technique, results, and complications and answers some of the controversy still surrounding it.
conclusionsThe growing rod is one of the first, most evolved, most popular and one of the most heatedly discussed technique of fusionless spinal instrumentation.
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