Outcomes at Skeletal Maturity of 34 Children With Scoliosis Treated With a Traditional Single Growing Rod

Study Design. Retrospective case series. Objectives. To analyze the outcomes at skeletal maturity of patients treated with a single traditional growing rod (GR). To compare results of patients according to whether posterior spinal fusion (PSF) was performed at treatment completion. Summary of Background Data. Few studies examined the end results of GRs at skeletal maturity. There is no agreement on requirement of PSF at GR treatment completion. Methods. Clinical and radiological analysis of consecutive patients with severe and/or progressive scoliosis treated initially with traditional single GR. Group comparisons of patients with PSF and without fusion surgery at treatment completion. Results. Thirty-four patients underwent traditional single GR implantation at a median age of 11.7 years. Median follow-up was 6.5 years. At last follow-up, T1-S1 distance was increased by a median 116 mm (P 
Source: Spine - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: DEFORMITY Source Type: research