Early-onset scoliosis: a review of history, current treatment, and future directions

S Yang, LM Andras, GJ Redding, DL Skaggs - Pediatrics, 2016 - publications.aap.org
The treatment of early-onset scoliosis (EOS) remains a challenging and rapidly evolving
area of pediatric orthopedics. EOS is defined as a curvature of the spine≥ 10 in the frontal …

Systematic review of the complications associated with magnetically controlled growing rods for the treatment of early onset scoliosis

C Thakar, DC Kieser, M Mardare, S Haleem… - European Spine …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose To analyse the complication profile of magnetically controlled growing rods
(MCGRs) in early onset scoliosis (EOS). Methods This is a systematic review using …

The natural history of early-onset scoliosis

LA Karol - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Early-onset scoliosis (EOS) is defined as the diagnosis of a spinal deformity
before the age of 5 years. It can be divided into idiopathic, neuromuscular/syndromic, and …

Effects of spinal deformities on lung development in children: a review

Y Wang, D Wang, G Zhang, B Ma, Y Ma, Y Yang… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2023 - Springer
Scoliosis before the age of 5 years is referred to as early-onset scoliosis (EOS). While
causes may vary, EOS can potentially affect respiratory function and lung development as …

Magnetically controlled growing rods for early-onset scoliosis: a multicenter study of 23 cases with minimum 2 years follow-up

P Hosseini, J Pawelek, GM Mundis, B Yaszay… - Spine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective. To report 2-year clinical and radiographic results of patients treated with
magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR). Summary of Background Data. MCGR for …

Magnetically controlled growing rods for the management of early-onset scoliosis: a preliminary report

G La Rosa, L Oggiano, L Ruzzini - Journal of Pediatric …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: A new method for the management of early-onset scoliosis (EOS) has been
recently introduced: it consists of a magnetically controlled growing rod (MCGR) that allows …

Health-Related Quality of Life in Early-Onset Scoliosis Patients Treated Surgically: EOSQ Scores in Traditional Growing Rod: Versus: Magnetically Controlled Growing …

ME Doany, ZD Olgun, GI Kinikli, S Bekmez, A Kocyigit… - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Cross-sectional study. Objective. To compare quality of life and caregiver
burden in traditional growing rod (TGR) and magnetic controlled growing rods (MCGR) …

Postoperative spinal CT: what the radiologist needs to know

N Ghodasara, PH Yi, K Clark, EK Fishman… - Radiographics, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
During the past 2 decades, the number of spinal surgeries performed annually has been
steadily increasing, and these procedures are being accompanied by a growing number of …

Early-onset scoliosis: a narrative review

G Ruiz, NJ Torres-Lugo, P Marrero-Ortiz… - EFORT open …, 2022 - eor.bioscientifica.com
Early-onset scoliosis (EOS) is defined as any spinal deformity that is present before 10 years
old, regardless of etiology. Deformity must be evaluated based on the intercorrelation …

Rod lengthening with the magnetically controlled growing rod: factors influencing rod slippage and reduced gains during distractions

JPY Cheung, KKL Yiu, D Samartzis, K Kwan, BB Tan… - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Prospective study. Objective. To identify the factors that are associated with
rod slippage and to study the pattern of achieved length gain with a standard distraction …