ArticleInternational journal of spine surgery2021
Early Complications in Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib and Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods to Manage Early Onset Scoliosis.
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- Magnetically controlled growing rods in the management of early onset scoliosis: a systematic review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of dual growing rods technique with preoperative halo-femoral traction in the treatment of early onset scoliosis.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- Qualitative Analysis of the Literature on Distraction-Based Techniques for Early-Onset Scoliosis.Cureus · 2025Review
- Clinical and radiographic evolution of graduate patients treated with magnetically controlled growing rods: results of a French multicentre study of 90 patients.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 · 2023Article
- The Spring Distraction System for Growth-Friendly Surgical Treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis: A Preliminary Report on Clinical Results and Safety after Design Iterations in a Prospective Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Wound-Related Complication in Growth-Friendly Spinal Surgeries for Early-Onset Scoliosis-Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study is to examine whether surgical treatment of early onset scoliosis (EOS) with magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGRs) or a vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR) resulted in fewer short-term (24 months) complications and reoperations.
backgroundEOS is a challenging problem for spine surgeons that has been managed with different growth-friendly instrumentation systems. Although rib-based devices encourage spinal growth via regular lengthening, the high rate of complications and reoperations leads us to use spine-based devices such as MCGRs to mitigate this concern.
methodsA total of 35 EOS patients were included in the study. Twenty patients were included in the VEPTR group, and 15 patients were included in the MCGR group. Demographic data and 2 years of postoperative complications and reoperations were reviewed retrospectively. As secondary outcomes, radiographic outcomes were reported preoperatively and 1 year after surgery. Indications for this technique and complications were collected from the charts.
resultsDemographic data showed no significant differences between the 2 groups. Significant differences were found in the complications rate at 2 years, with 65% complications in the VEPTR group and 13.3% complications in the MCGR group (
conclusionsAccording to our results, VEPTR has significantly higher complication and reoperation rates at 2 years postsurgery compared with MCGR. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4.
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