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Is posterior vertebral arthrodesis at the end of the electromagnetic rod lengthening program necessary for all patients? Comparative analysis of sixty six patients who underwent definitive spinal arthrodesis and twenty four patients with in situ lengthening rods.

Nicolas MainardElie SaghbiniSebastien PesentiRichard GouronBrice IlharrebordeYan LefevreThierry HaumontJerome Sales de GauzyFederico Canavese
Published in: International orthopaedics (2024)
Contrary to the manufacturer's published safety notice, not all patients systematically benefited from the removal of the MCGRs. Although arthrodesis significantly improved the scoliotic deformity, no significant difference was found in terms of radiographic outcome between patients who underwent spinal fusion and those who kept the MCGRs in situ.
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