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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 101-B, Issue 12 | Pages 1563 - 1569
1 Dec 2019
Helenius IJ Saarinen AJ White KK McClung A Yazici M Garg S Thompson GH Johnston CE Pahys JM Vitale MG Akbarnia BA Sponseller PD

Aims

The aim of this study was to compare the surgical and quality-of-life outcomes of children with skeletal dysplasia to those in children with idiopathic early-onset scoliosis (EOS) undergoing growth-friendly management.

Patients and Methods

A retrospective review of two prospective multicentre EOS databases identified 33 children with skeletal dysplasia and EOS (major curve ≥ 30°) who were treated with growth-friendly instrumentation at younger than ten years of age, had a minimum two years of postoperative follow-up, and had undergone three or more lengthening procedures. From the same registries, 33 matched controls with idiopathic EOS were identified. A total of 20 children in both groups were treated with growing rods and 13 children were treated with vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR) instrumentation.


The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 100-B, Issue 6 | Pages 772 - 779
1 Jun 2018
Helenius IJ Oksanen HM McClung A Pawelek JB Yazici M Sponseller PD Emans JB Sánchez Pérez-Grueso FJ Thompson GH Johnston C Shah SA Akbarnia BA

Aims

The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of surgery using growing rods in patients with severe versus moderate early-onset scoliosis (EOS).

Patients and Methods

A review of a multicentre EOS database identified 107 children with severe EOS (major curve ≥ 90°) treated with growing rods before the age of ten years with a minimum follow-up of two years and three or more lengthening procedures. From the same database, 107 matched controls with moderate EOS were identified.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXXI | Pages 14 - 14
1 Jul 2012
Dannawi Z El-Sebaie HB Akbarnia BA Noordeen H
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Purpose

The aim of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of a remote-operated magnetic growth rod in the treatment of 11 patients with progressive early onset scoliosis (EOS).

Introduction

The Growth rod technique (GR) has been a viable treatment option for progressive early onset scoliosis (EOS). However, an increased complication rate has been associated with conventional GR due to frequent surgeries required for lengthening. The safety and efficacy of a remote-operated magnetic growth rod (RO-MGR) has been previously reported in a porcine model. We are reporting the preliminary clinical results of this device which obviates the need for repeated surgeries.