ReviewMedical devices (Auckland, N.Z.)2020
Magnetic Controlled Growth Rods in the Treatment of Scoliosis: Safety, Efficacy and Patient Selection.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Internal mechanism failure of magnetic controlled growing rods (MCGRs) for early-onset scoliosis: a systematic review of implant retrieval analysis studies.Spine deformity · 2026Pooled it
- Magnetically controlled growing rods in the management of early onset scoliosis: a systematic review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled 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
- Safety and Efficacy of Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods for Early Onset Scoliosis in the Era of Disease-Modifying Therapies: Mid-term Results in a Homogeneous Cohort of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 Patients.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2026Article
- Advancing Scoliosis Treatment with Patient-Specific Functionally Graded NiTi-SMA Rods: Key Considerations and Development Objectives.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- MRI Safety Considerations for Permanent Magnet Implants in Muscle.Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2026Article
- Preoperative Halo Traction Versus Direct Posterior Fusion in Severe Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Comparative Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Enhancing Torque Output for a Magnetic Actuation System for Robotic Spinal Distraction.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mirror-Image Early-Onset Scoliosis in Omphalopagus Conjoined Twins: A Case Report.JBJS case connector · 2025Article
- Minimally Invasive Controlled Growing Rods for the Surgical Treatment of Early-Onset Scoliosis-A Surgical Technique Video.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Patients treated by magnetic growing rods for early-onset scoliosis reach the expected average growth.Spine deformity · 2024Article
- Less-Invasive Approach to Early-Onset Scoliosis-Surgical Technique for Magnetically Controlled Growing Rod (MCGR) Based on Treatment of 2-Year-Old Child with Severe Scoliosis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Scoliosis: Historical Origins and Review of Current Techniques.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Congenital scoliosis: a narrative review and proposal of a treatment algorithm.EFORT open reviews · 2022Review
- The impact and surgeon perceptions of the suspension of the CE certification of MAGEC devices on clinical practice.Bone & joint open · 2022Article
- Premature spinal fusion after insertion of magnetically controlled growing rods for treatment of early-onset scoliosis: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2021Article
- The STRYDE limb lengthening nail is susceptible to mechanically assisted crevice corrosion: an analysis of 23 retrieved implants.Acta orthopaedica · 2021Article
- Magnetically controlled growing rods in the treatment of early onset scoliosis: a single centre experience of 44 patients with mean follow-up of 4.1 years.Bone & joint open · 2020Article
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Abstract
Early-onset scoliosis is defined as a spinal curvature greater than 10° in children prior to 10 years of age. Untreated EOS may lead to progressively severe spinal deformity, impaired pulmonary development, restrictive lung disease, and both increased morbidity and mortality. Limitations of established conservative treatments include inability to correct severe deformity, as well as challenges with compliance when casting and bracing is applied. In addition, surgical treatment in the form of traditional growing rods requires regular surgical lengthenings and is associated with complications inherent with repeated invasive procedures and exposure to general anesthesia. MAGEC is an evolving magnetically controlled growing rod system for the treatment of EOS. After initial implantation, lengthening is achieved non-invasively by using magnetic external remote control. MAGEC offers the potential to control moderate and severe EOS, while avoiding repeated surgical procedures and associated complications. In this review, we examine the results from clinical, radiological and explant studies following the use of MAGEC, in the context of other established and emerging treatments for EOS.
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