Quantifying the 'law of diminishing returns' in magnetically controlled growing rods

• Published in: The bone & joint journal Vol. 99-B; no. 12; pp. 1658 - 1664
• Main Authors: Ahmad, A, Subramanian, T, Panteliadis, P, Wilson-Macdonald, J, Rothenfluh, D A, Nnadi, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Bone Nails; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Magnets; Male; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - instrumentation; Osteogenesis, Distraction - instrumentation; Osteogenesis, Distraction - methods; Prospective Studies; Reoperation - methods; Scoliosis - diagnostic imaging; Scoliosis - physiopathology; Scoliosis - surgery; Spinal Fusion - instrumentation; Spinal Fusion - methods; Spine - diagnostic imaging; Spine - growth & development; Spine - surgery; Treatment Outcome; Distraction; Fluoroscopy; Magnetic; Scoliosis; Rod

Magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGRs) allow non-invasive correction of the spinal deformity in the treatment of early-onset scoliosis. Conventional growing rod systems (CGRS) need repeated surgical distractions: these are associated with the effect of the 'law of diminishing returns'...