Is rod diameter associated with the rate of rod fracture in patients treated with magnetically controlled growing rods?

Benjamin D RoyeGerard MarcianoHiroko MatsumotoMichael W FieldsMegan CampbellKlane K WhiteJeffrey SawyerJohn T SmithScott LuhmannPeter SturmPaul SponsellerMichael G Vitalenull nullnull null

Published in: Spine deformity (2020)

Rod fracture appears to be a rare event in dual MCGR constructs and rod diameter does not seem to be associated with the incidence or rate of rod fracture. Surgeons may consider other criteria for selecting rod diameter in their patients such as patient size, amount of surgical correction, single vs. dual constructs, and risk of hardware prominence.

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