Magnetically controlled growing rods for scoliosis in children

With a traditional growing rod, the force required to distract the spine for every 1 mm lengthened gradually increases compared with the previous lengthening.3 The same problems might exist for magnetically controlled growing rods. Because there were not enough external mechanical supports for lengt...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2012-10, Vol.380 (9849), p.1228-1228
Main Authors: Pang, Hao, Chen, Qian-Bo, Xu, Jian-Zhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children & youth
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Kyphosis - surgery
Magnets
Male
Orthopedic Procedures - instrumentation
Prostheses and Implants
Scoliosis
Scoliosis - surgery
Spine
Spine - surgery
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Summary:With a traditional growing rod, the force required to distract the spine for every 1 mm lengthened gradually increases compared with the previous lengthening.3 The same problems might exist for magnetically controlled growing rods. Because there were not enough external mechanical supports for lengthening, magnetically controlled growing rods could face more challenges in terms of mechanical resistance for long-term distraction.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61711-5