Use of Magnetic Spinal Growth Rods (MCGR) With and Without Preoperative Halo-gravity Traction (HGT) for the Treatment of Severe Early-onset Scoliosis (EOS)

Conclusions: Large, rigid curves can achieve equivalent correction to flexible curves with HGT. Forty-three percent of the total correction achieved occurred during traction. Thirty percent of the total correction occurred at implantation of the MCGR in the HGT group versus 28% in the non-HGT group. At most recent follow-up HGT patients had statistically maintained their major curve correction better than non-HGT patients. Level of Evidence: Level III—therapeutic study.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Spine Source Type: research