The role of traditional growing rods in the era of magnetically controlled growing rods for the treatment of early-onset scoliosis

Pediatric Spine Study Group

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The role of traditional growing rods in the era of magnetically controlled growing rods for the treatment of early-onset scoliosis

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Purpose: To describe the clinical and radiographic profile of early-onset scoliosis (EOS) patients treated with traditional growing rods (TGR) during the magnetically-controlled growing rod (MCGR) era. Methods: A US multicenter EOS database was reviewed to identify (1) patients who underwent TGR after MCGR surgery was introduced at their institution, (2) patients who underwent MCGR during the same time period. Of 19 centers, 8 met criteria with all EOS etiologies represented. Clinical notes were reviewed to determine the indication for TGR. Patient demographics and pre-operative radiographs were compared between groups. Results: A total of 25 TGR and 127 MCGR patients were identified. The TGR patients were grouped by indication into the sagittal plane profile (n = 11), trunk height (n = 6), co-morbidities/need for MRI (n = 4), and other (ex: behavioral issues, remaining growth). Four patients had a combination of sagittal profile and short stature with sagittal profile listed as primary factor. The TGR short trunk group had a mean T1–S1 length of 192 mm vs 273 mm for the MCGR group (p = 0.0002). The TGR sagittal profile group, had a mean maximal kyphosis of 61° vs 55° for the MCGR group (p = 0.09). Conclusion: TGR continues to have a role in the MCGR era. In this study, the most commonly reported indications for TGR were sagittal plane profile and trunk height. These results suggest that TGR is indicated in patients of short stature with stiff hyperkyphotic curves. As further experience is gained with MCGR, the indications for TGR will likely be refined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1465-1472
Number of pages	8
Journal	Spine deformity
Volume	9
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s43390-021-00332-4
State	Published - Sep 2021

Keywords

Early-onset scoliosis
Magnetically controlled growing rod
Traditional growing rods

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abstract = "Purpose: To describe the clinical and radiographic profile of early-onset scoliosis (EOS) patients treated with traditional growing rods (TGR) during the magnetically-controlled growing rod (MCGR) era. Methods: A US multicenter EOS database was reviewed to identify (1) patients who underwent TGR after MCGR surgery was introduced at their institution, (2) patients who underwent MCGR during the same time period. Of 19 centers, 8 met criteria with all EOS etiologies represented. Clinical notes were reviewed to determine the indication for TGR. Patient demographics and pre-operative radiographs were compared between groups. Results: A total of 25 TGR and 127 MCGR patients were identified. The TGR patients were grouped by indication into the sagittal plane profile (n = 11), trunk height (n = 6), co-morbidities/need for MRI (n = 4), and other (ex: behavioral issues, remaining growth). Four patients had a combination of sagittal profile and short stature with sagittal profile listed as primary factor. The TGR short trunk group had a mean T1–S1 length of 192 mm vs 273 mm for the MCGR group (p = 0.0002). The TGR sagittal profile group, had a mean maximal kyphosis of 61° vs 55° for the MCGR group (p = 0.09). Conclusion: TGR continues to have a role in the MCGR era. In this study, the most commonly reported indications for TGR were sagittal plane profile and trunk height. These results suggest that TGR is indicated in patients of short stature with stiff hyperkyphotic curves. As further experience is gained with MCGR, the indications for TGR will likely be refined.",

keywords = "Early-onset scoliosis, Magnetically controlled growing rod, Traditional growing rods",

author = "{Pediatric Spine Study Group} and Varley, {Eric S.} and Pawelek, {Jeff B.} and Mundis, {Greg M.} and Oetgen, {Matthew E.} and Sturm, {Peter F.} and Akbarnia, {Behrooz A.} and Abdullah, {Abdullah Saad Abdulfattah} and Behrooz Akbarnia and Jason Anari and John Anderson and Richard Anderson and Lindsay Andras and Laura Bellaire and Randy Betz and Craig Birch and Laurel Blakemore and Oheneba Boachie-Adjei and Chris Bonfield and Douglas Brockmeyer and Jaysson Brooks and Pat Cahill and Jason Cheung and Kenneth Cheung and Haemish Crawford and Alvin Crawford and Gokhan Demirkiran and Sebaie, {Hazem El} and Ron El-Hawary and John Emans and Mark Erickson and Frances Farley and Graham Fedorak and Ryan Fitzgerald and Nicholas Fletcher and Lorena Floccari and Jack Flynn and Peter Gabos and Adrian Gardner and Sumeet Garg and Michael Glotzbecker and Jaime Gomez and Tenner Guillaume and Purnendu Gupta and Kyle Halvorson and Kim Hammerberg and Christina Hardesty and Daniel Hedequist and Michael Heffernan and Brian Kelly and Scott Luhmann",

note = "Funding Information: Pediatric Spine Study Group (Abdullah Saad Abdulfattah Abdullah MBChB, MRCS, Behrooz Akbarnia MD, Jason Anari MD, John Anderson MD, Richard Anderson MD, Lindsay Andras MD, Laura Bellaire MD, Randy Betz MD, Craig Birch MD, Laurel Blakemore MD, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei MD, Chris Bonfield MD, Douglas Brockmeyer MD, Jaysson Brooks MD, Pat Cahill MD, Jason Cheung MD, Kenneth Cheung MD, FRCS, FHKCOS, FHKAM, Haemish Crawford MD, Alvin Crawford MD, FACS, Gokhan Demirkiran PhD, Hazem El Sebaie MD, FRCS, Ron El-Hawary MD, MSc, FRCS(c), John Emans MD, Mark Erickson MD, Frances Farley MD, Graham Fedorak MD, Ryan Fitzgerald MD, Nicholas Fletcher MD, Lorena Floccari MD, Jack Flynn MD, Peter Gabos MD, Adrian Gardner MD, Sumeet Garg MD, Michael Glotzbecker MD, Jaime Gomez MD, Tenner Guillaume MD, Purnendu Gupta MD, Kyle Halvorson MD, Kim Hammerberg MD, Christina Hardesty MD, Daniel Hedequist MD, Michael Heffernan MD, John Heflin MD, Ilkka Helenius MD, PhD, Grant Hogue MD, Josh Holt MD, Jason Howard MD, Michael Timothy Hresko MD, Steven Hwang MD, Stephanie Ihnow MD, Brice Ilharreborde MD, PhD, Kenneth Illingworth MD, Andrew Jea MD, Charles Johnston MD, Judson Karlen MD, Lawrence Karlin MD, Noriaki Kawakami MD, Brian Kelly MD, Kenny Kwan BMBCh, FRCSEd, FHKCOS, FHKAM, Robert Lark MD, A. Noelle Larson MD, William Lavelle MD, Sean Lew MD, Gertrude Li MD, Scott Luhmann MD, Stuart Mackenzie MD, Sanchez Marquez MD, Jonathan Martin MD, Jeffrey Martus MD, MS, Oscar Mayer MD, Amy McIntosh MD, Jwalant Mehta MD, Daniel Miller MD, Firoz Miyanji MD, Greg Mundis MD, Josh Murphy MD, Robert Murphy MD, Susan Nelson MD, MPH, Peter Newton MD, Matthew Oetgen MD, MBA, Josh Pahys MD, Stefan Parent MD, PhD, Javier Pizones MD, PhD, Selina Poon MD, Nigel Price MD, Norman Ramirez-Lluch MD, Brandon Ramo MD, Gregory Redding MD, Luis Rodriguez MD, David Roye MD, Benjamin Roye MD, Lisa Saiman MD, PhD, Amer Samdani MD, Francisco Sanchez Perez-Grueso MD, James Sanders MD, Jeffrey Sawyer MD, Jacob Schulz MD, Richard Schwend MD, Suken Shah MD, David Skaggs MD, MMM, Kevin Smit MD, FRCSC, John Smith MD, Brian Snyder MD, PhD, Paul Sponseller MD, Peter Sturm MD, Michal Szczodry MD, John Thometz MD, George Thompson MD, Walter Truong MD, Raphael Vialle MD, Michael Vitale MD, MPH, John Vorhies MD, Stuart Weinstein MD, Michelle Welborn MD, Klane White MD, Burt Yaszay MD, Muharrem Yazici MD) are affiliated with Children{\textquoteright}s Spine Foundation, Valley Forge, PA, USA. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, Scoliosis Research Society.",

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doi = "10.1007/s43390-021-00332-4",

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T1 - The role of traditional growing rods in the era of magnetically controlled growing rods for the treatment of early-onset scoliosis

AU - Pediatric Spine Study Group

AU - Varley, Eric S.

AU - Pawelek, Jeff B.

AU - Mundis, Greg M.

AU - Oetgen, Matthew E.

AU - Sturm, Peter F.

AU - Akbarnia, Behrooz A.

AU - Abdullah, Abdullah Saad Abdulfattah

AU - Akbarnia, Behrooz

AU - Anari, Jason

AU - Anderson, John

AU - Anderson, Richard

AU - Andras, Lindsay

AU - Bellaire, Laura

AU - Betz, Randy

AU - Birch, Craig

AU - Blakemore, Laurel

AU - Boachie-Adjei, Oheneba

AU - Bonfield, Chris

AU - Brockmeyer, Douglas

AU - Brooks, Jaysson

AU - Cahill, Pat

AU - Cheung, Jason

AU - Cheung, Kenneth

AU - Crawford, Haemish

AU - Crawford, Alvin

AU - Demirkiran, Gokhan

AU - Sebaie, Hazem El

AU - El-Hawary, Ron

AU - Emans, John

AU - Erickson, Mark

AU - Farley, Frances

AU - Fedorak, Graham

AU - Fitzgerald, Ryan

AU - Fletcher, Nicholas

AU - Floccari, Lorena

AU - Flynn, Jack

AU - Gabos, Peter

AU - Gardner, Adrian

AU - Garg, Sumeet

AU - Glotzbecker, Michael

AU - Gomez, Jaime

AU - Guillaume, Tenner

AU - Gupta, Purnendu

AU - Halvorson, Kyle

AU - Hammerberg, Kim

AU - Hardesty, Christina

AU - Hedequist, Daniel

AU - Heffernan, Michael

AU - Kelly, Brian

AU - Luhmann, Scott

N1 - Funding Information: Pediatric Spine Study Group (Abdullah Saad Abdulfattah Abdullah MBChB, MRCS, Behrooz Akbarnia MD, Jason Anari MD, John Anderson MD, Richard Anderson MD, Lindsay Andras MD, Laura Bellaire MD, Randy Betz MD, Craig Birch MD, Laurel Blakemore MD, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei MD, Chris Bonfield MD, Douglas Brockmeyer MD, Jaysson Brooks MD, Pat Cahill MD, Jason Cheung MD, Kenneth Cheung MD, FRCS, FHKCOS, FHKAM, Haemish Crawford MD, Alvin Crawford MD, FACS, Gokhan Demirkiran PhD, Hazem El Sebaie MD, FRCS, Ron El-Hawary MD, MSc, FRCS(c), John Emans MD, Mark Erickson MD, Frances Farley MD, Graham Fedorak MD, Ryan Fitzgerald MD, Nicholas Fletcher MD, Lorena Floccari MD, Jack Flynn MD, Peter Gabos MD, Adrian Gardner MD, Sumeet Garg MD, Michael Glotzbecker MD, Jaime Gomez MD, Tenner Guillaume MD, Purnendu Gupta MD, Kyle Halvorson MD, Kim Hammerberg MD, Christina Hardesty MD, Daniel Hedequist MD, Michael Heffernan MD, John Heflin MD, Ilkka Helenius MD, PhD, Grant Hogue MD, Josh Holt MD, Jason Howard MD, Michael Timothy Hresko MD, Steven Hwang MD, Stephanie Ihnow MD, Brice Ilharreborde MD, PhD, Kenneth Illingworth MD, Andrew Jea MD, Charles Johnston MD, Judson Karlen MD, Lawrence Karlin MD, Noriaki Kawakami MD, Brian Kelly MD, Kenny Kwan BMBCh, FRCSEd, FHKCOS, FHKAM, Robert Lark MD, A. Noelle Larson MD, William Lavelle MD, Sean Lew MD, Gertrude Li MD, Scott Luhmann MD, Stuart Mackenzie MD, Sanchez Marquez MD, Jonathan Martin MD, Jeffrey Martus MD, MS, Oscar Mayer MD, Amy McIntosh MD, Jwalant Mehta MD, Daniel Miller MD, Firoz Miyanji MD, Greg Mundis MD, Josh Murphy MD, Robert Murphy MD, Susan Nelson MD, MPH, Peter Newton MD, Matthew Oetgen MD, MBA, Josh Pahys MD, Stefan Parent MD, PhD, Javier Pizones MD, PhD, Selina Poon MD, Nigel Price MD, Norman Ramirez-Lluch MD, Brandon Ramo MD, Gregory Redding MD, Luis Rodriguez MD, David Roye MD, Benjamin Roye MD, Lisa Saiman MD, PhD, Amer Samdani MD, Francisco Sanchez Perez-Grueso MD, James Sanders MD, Jeffrey Sawyer MD, Jacob Schulz MD, Richard Schwend MD, Suken Shah MD, David Skaggs MD, MMM, Kevin Smit MD, FRCSC, John Smith MD, Brian Snyder MD, PhD, Paul Sponseller MD, Peter Sturm MD, Michal Szczodry MD, John Thometz MD, George Thompson MD, Walter Truong MD, Raphael Vialle MD, Michael Vitale MD, MPH, John Vorhies MD, Stuart Weinstein MD, Michelle Welborn MD, Klane White MD, Burt Yaszay MD, Muharrem Yazici MD) are affiliated with Children’s Spine Foundation, Valley Forge, PA, USA. Publisher Copyright: © 2021, Scoliosis Research Society.

PY - 2021/9

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N2 - Purpose: To describe the clinical and radiographic profile of early-onset scoliosis (EOS) patients treated with traditional growing rods (TGR) during the magnetically-controlled growing rod (MCGR) era. Methods: A US multicenter EOS database was reviewed to identify (1) patients who underwent TGR after MCGR surgery was introduced at their institution, (2) patients who underwent MCGR during the same time period. Of 19 centers, 8 met criteria with all EOS etiologies represented. Clinical notes were reviewed to determine the indication for TGR. Patient demographics and pre-operative radiographs were compared between groups. Results: A total of 25 TGR and 127 MCGR patients were identified. The TGR patients were grouped by indication into the sagittal plane profile (n = 11), trunk height (n = 6), co-morbidities/need for MRI (n = 4), and other (ex: behavioral issues, remaining growth). Four patients had a combination of sagittal profile and short stature with sagittal profile listed as primary factor. The TGR short trunk group had a mean T1–S1 length of 192 mm vs 273 mm for the MCGR group (p = 0.0002). The TGR sagittal profile group, had a mean maximal kyphosis of 61° vs 55° for the MCGR group (p = 0.09). Conclusion: TGR continues to have a role in the MCGR era. In this study, the most commonly reported indications for TGR were sagittal plane profile and trunk height. These results suggest that TGR is indicated in patients of short stature with stiff hyperkyphotic curves. As further experience is gained with MCGR, the indications for TGR will likely be refined.

AB - Purpose: To describe the clinical and radiographic profile of early-onset scoliosis (EOS) patients treated with traditional growing rods (TGR) during the magnetically-controlled growing rod (MCGR) era. Methods: A US multicenter EOS database was reviewed to identify (1) patients who underwent TGR after MCGR surgery was introduced at their institution, (2) patients who underwent MCGR during the same time period. Of 19 centers, 8 met criteria with all EOS etiologies represented. Clinical notes were reviewed to determine the indication for TGR. Patient demographics and pre-operative radiographs were compared between groups. Results: A total of 25 TGR and 127 MCGR patients were identified. The TGR patients were grouped by indication into the sagittal plane profile (n = 11), trunk height (n = 6), co-morbidities/need for MRI (n = 4), and other (ex: behavioral issues, remaining growth). Four patients had a combination of sagittal profile and short stature with sagittal profile listed as primary factor. The TGR short trunk group had a mean T1–S1 length of 192 mm vs 273 mm for the MCGR group (p = 0.0002). The TGR sagittal profile group, had a mean maximal kyphosis of 61° vs 55° for the MCGR group (p = 0.09). Conclusion: TGR continues to have a role in the MCGR era. In this study, the most commonly reported indications for TGR were sagittal plane profile and trunk height. These results suggest that TGR is indicated in patients of short stature with stiff hyperkyphotic curves. As further experience is gained with MCGR, the indications for TGR will likely be refined.

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