Complications in treating early-onset scoliosis can be reduced by delaying initial implantation of growth rods, using dual rods and limiting the number of lengthening procedures, according to an article published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Researchers studied data from 140 patients recorded in the multicenter Growing Spine Study Group database to compare treatment for early-onset scoliosis. Fifty-eight percent of the patients had at least one complication, and 27 percent of patients with single-rod implants had unplanned procedures because of implant complications. Only 10 percent of the 69 patients with dual rods found similar unplanned procedures necessary.
Of the patients with subcutaneous rod placement, 26 percent had wound complications while 10 percent of the patients with submuscular rod placement experienced wound complications. The risk of complications during the treatment period decreased by 13 percent for each year of increased patient age at the initiation of treatment.
Read the abstract for "Complications of Growing-Rod Treatment for Early-Onset Scoliosis."
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Researchers studied data from 140 patients recorded in the multicenter Growing Spine Study Group database to compare treatment for early-onset scoliosis. Fifty-eight percent of the patients had at least one complication, and 27 percent of patients with single-rod implants had unplanned procedures because of implant complications. Only 10 percent of the 69 patients with dual rods found similar unplanned procedures necessary.
Of the patients with subcutaneous rod placement, 26 percent had wound complications while 10 percent of the patients with submuscular rod placement experienced wound complications. The risk of complications during the treatment period decreased by 13 percent for each year of increased patient age at the initiation of treatment.
Read the abstract for "Complications of Growing-Rod Treatment for Early-Onset Scoliosis."
Read more coverage about scoliosis:
- Study: Growing Rods for Childhood Scoliosis Treatment Likely to Cause Autofusion
- Study Shows Areas of Potential Cost Reduction in Adolescent Scoliosis Correction
- SCOILIOSCORE Predicts Chances of Spinal Curvature in Young Patients at North Carolina Clinic