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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 100-B, Issue 6 | Pages 772 - 779
1 Jun 2018
Outcomes of growing rod surgery for severe compared with moderate early-onset scoliosis
Helenius IJ Oksanen HM McClung A Pawelek JB Yazici M Sponseller PD Emans JB Sánchez Pérez-Grueso FJ Thompson GH Johnston C Shah SA Akbarnia BA
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Aims

The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of surgery using growing rods in patients with severe versus moderate early-onset scoliosis (EOS).

Patients and Methods

A review of a multicentre EOS database identified 107 children with severe EOS (major curve ≥ 90°) treated with growing rods before the age of ten years with a minimum follow-up of two years and three or more lengthening procedures. From the same database, 107 matched controls with moderate EOS were identified.