Management of patients with magnetically controlled growth rods amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Harry HothiStewart TuckerMasood ShafafyColin NnadiKenneth M C CheungElisabetta Dal GalMartina TogniniJohann HenckelJohn SkinnerAlister HartPublished in: 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 (2020)
The care of each patient must of course be determined on an individual basis; however, the experience of the authors is that a short delay in scheduled distractions and clinic visits will not adversely impact patient treatment. The authors caution against a gap in distractions of longer than 6 months and emphasise the importance of continued remote patient monitoring to identify those who may need to be seen more urgently.