Open AccessImplant Complications After Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods for Early Onset Scoliosis: A Multicenter Retrospective Review
Author(s) -
Edmund Choi,
Burt Yaszay,
Gregory M. Mundis,
Pooria Hosseini,
Jeff Pawelek,
Ahmet Alanay,
Haluk Berk,
Kenneth M.C. Cheung,
Gökhan Demirkıran,
John Ferguson,
Tiziana Greggi,
Ilkka Helenius,
Guido La Rosa,
Alpaslan Şenköylü,
Behrooz A. Akbarnia
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of pediatric orthopaedics/journal of pediatric orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.318
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1539-2570
pISSN - 0271-6798
DOI - 10.1097/bpo.0000000000000803
Subject(s) - medicine , scoliosis , surgery , complication , retrospective cohort study , implant , cobb angle
Traditional growing rods have a reported wound and implant complication rate as high as 58%. It is unclear whether the use of magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR) will affect this rate. This study was performed to characterize surgical complications following MCGR in early onset scoliosis.