ReviewDer Orthopade2019
Magnetically controlled growing rods in early onset scoliosis : Indications, timing and treatment.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Understanding the implant performance of magnetically controlled growing spine rods: a review article.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 · 2021Pooled it
- Traditional Growth-Friendly Implants Result in Improved Health-Related Quality of Life in Cerebral Palsy Patients with Early-Onset Scoliosis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Does bilateral rib augmentation with lamina bands enhance cranial anchoring in magnetically controlled growing rod treatment? Evaluation of complication rate.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Serial Casting for Early-Onset Scoliosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Outcome of distraction-based growing rods at graduation: a comparison of traditional growing rods and magnetically controlled growing rods.Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Increased lengthening frequency does not adversely affect the EOSQ scores in magnetically controlled growing rod surgeries in 133 subjects followed to final fusion.Spine deformity · 2024Article
- Comparison of traditional growth rods and magnetically controlled growing rods in early-onset scoliosis: a case-matched mid term follow-up 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 · 2024Article
- Patients treated by magnetic growing rods for early-onset scoliosis reach the expected average growth.Spine deformity · 2024Article
- Predictive Parameters for Chêneau Brace Efficacy in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.Global spine journal · 2024Article
- Evaluating consensus and uncertainty among treatment options for early-onset scoliosis: new generation and international perspectives.Spine deformity · 2023Article
- Early-onset scoliosis: a narrative review.EFORT open reviews · 2022Review
- Congenital scoliosis: a narrative review and proposal of a treatment algorithm.EFORT open reviews · 2022Review
- The STRYDE limb lengthening nail is susceptible to mechanically assisted crevice corrosion: an analysis of 23 retrieved implants.Acta orthopaedica · 2021Article
- [Nonfusion procedures in pediatric scoliosis].Der Orthopade · 2021Article
- Contouring the magnetically controlled growing rods: impact on expansion capacity and proximal junctional kyphosis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021Article
- Magnetic Controlled Growth Rods in the Treatment of Scoliosis: Safety, Efficacy and Patient Selection.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Review
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Abstract
Early onset scoliosis (EOS) remains one of the most challenging aspects of pediatric spine deformity care. The management is often complex, and options are non-operative care with casting or bracing and operative interventions. Surgical treatment includes distraction-based, compression-based and growth-guided techniques. The decision making should focus on preservation of growth, control of curve progression, minimizing complications, but most importantly improvement of the quality of life. Distraction-based techniques are the most commonly used growth-friendly surgery and the magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR) technique is being utilized increasingly more in the USA over the past 10 years. The MCGR technique was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and available in the USA since 2014. It is indicated for the treatment of progressive EOS in immature patients and those at risk for thoracic insufficiency syndrome (TIS) with the goal of reducing the number of planned open surgical procedures for lengthening and minimizing the complications of more conventional techniques, such as traditional growing rods (TGR). The advent of MCGR has been a game changer for patients with EOS where the distractions are non-invasive and can be performed in outpatient clinics. Long-term follow-up is essential in understanding the outcome of any new treatment method especially in a very young and growing child. Multicenter registries with prospective data collection of pediatric spine deformity patients is imperative for understanding the outcomes of different methods of treatment, minimizing the complications and improving the quality of life of these children.
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