European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Preliminary comparison of primary and conversion surgery with magnetically controlled growing rods in children with early onset scoliosis.
Non-invasive distraction of magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR) avoids repeated surgical lengthening in patients with early onset scoliosis, but it is not known how effective this technique is in previously operated children. ⋯ III.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Single- versus dual-rod anterior instrumentation of thoracolumbar curves in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Single or dual-rod instrumentation can be used for the anterior fixation of the spine in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). We aim to compare the complications, radiographic and functional outcomes of patients with AIS who have undergone single and dual-rod instrumentation. ⋯ Level III.