Since the first description of spinal fusions for the treatment of scoliosis over 100 years ago, there have been significant advancements in the surgical technique, which have led to improved fusion rates, lower complication frequency, greater three-dimensional correction of the deformity and more rapid postoperative recovery. However, spine fusions mean fewer motion segments (less spine […]
Month: May 2017
MAGEC (Part 3)
Follow-up on the reported complications of the MAGEC device. In the last blog post three modes of failure of this device were described: rod breakage, actuator pin breakage (inside the device) and rod breakage. It should be noted that with traditional growing rods, breakage of the rods is a common occurrence, so this problem is […]
MAGEC (Part 2)
In the last posting the MAGEC system for Early Onset Scoliosis was introduced. This system is a significant improvement when compared to Traditional Growing Rods, mainly due to the ability to lengthen the instrumentation without the need for anesthesia or a trip to the operating room. The benefits of this device are easy to see, […]