Physician collections are 71% less for early onset scoliosis casting than for growing rod instrumentation: A retrospective cohort study

Growing rod (GR) instrumentation and the elongation, derotation, and flexion (EDF) casting technique are 2 alternatives for the treatment of early-onset scoliosis. Our purpose was to investigate the cost of these treatment options. This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with early-onset s...

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Published in:Medicine (Baltimore) 2023-03, Vol.102 (13), p.e33312-e33312
Main Authors: Nielsen, Ena, Andras, Lindsay M., Sanders, James O., Brown, Meghan, Noble, Krista, Skaggs, David L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Observational Study
Range of Motion, Articular
Retrospective Studies
Scoliosis - surgery
Spinal Fusion - methods
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Growing rod (GR) instrumentation and the elongation, derotation, and flexion (EDF) casting technique are 2 alternatives for the treatment of early-onset scoliosis. Our purpose was to investigate the cost of these treatment options. This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with early-onset scoliosis treated at 2 institutions from 2007 to 2014 with either GR instrumentation or EDF casting. Patients with
ISSN:0025-7974
1536-5964
DOI:10.1097/MD.0000000000033312