SynthesisEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2021
Understanding the implant performance of magnetically controlled growing spine rods: a review article.
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- Measurement of the wear volumes generated within retrieved magnetically controlled growing rods.Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine · 2026Article
- Metallosis in Spine: A Review of 2020-2025 Case Reports.The Iowa orthopaedic journal · 2026Review
- Does bilateral rib augmentation with lamina bands enhance cranial anchoring in magnetically controlled growing rod treatment? Evaluation of complication rate.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Body mass index adjustments in children with early onset scoliosis: arm span BMI.Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Outcome of distraction-based growing rods at graduation: a comparison of traditional growing rods and magnetically controlled growing rods.Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Proximal foundation anchor variations and their correlation with unplanned return to the operating room (UPROR) in children with EOS treated with magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR).Spine deformity · 2024Article
- Complications and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Various Etiologies of Early-Onset Scoliosis Treated with Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods-A Multicenter Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Growing rods in Early Onset Scoliosis: The current scenario.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Biomechanics of the tether breakage: tensile behaviour of a single-unit vertebral body tethering construct.Spine deformity · 2023Article
- Increasing soft tissue depth is associated with stalling of magnetically controlled growing rods.North American Spine Society journal · 2023Article
- The magnetic field strength and the force distance dependency of the magnetically controlled growing rods used for early onset scoliosis.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Contraindications to magnetically controlled growing rods: consensus among experts in treating early onset scoliosis.Spine deformity · 2022Review
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeEarly-Onset Scoliosis (EOS) (defined as a curvature of the spine ≥ 10° with onset before 10 years of age) if not properly treated, can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Traditionally Growing Rods (TGRs), implants fixated to the spine and extended every 6-8 months by surgery, are considered the gold standard, but Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods (MCGRs) avoid multiple surgeries. While the potential benefit of outpatient distraction procedure with MCGR is huge, concerns still remain about its risks, up to the release of a Medical Device Alert (MDA) by the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) advising not to implant MCGRs until further notice. The aim of this literature review is to (1) give an overview on the use of MCGRs and (2) identify what is currently understood about the surgical, implant and patient factors associated with the use of MCGRs.
methodsSystematic literature review.
resultsSurgical factors such as use of single rod configuration or incorrect rod contouring might affect early failure of MCGRs. Patient's older age and higher BMI are correlated with rod slippage. Wear debris and distraction mechanism failure may result from implant design and iteration.
conclusionDespite the complications reported, this technology still offers one of the best solutions to spine surgeons dealing with severe EOS. Lowering the complication rate by identifying risk factors for failure is possible and further studies in this direction are required. Once the risk factors are well described, some of these can be addressed enabling a safer use of MCGRs.
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