Severe, Focal Early-Onset Congenital Scoliosis Treated with Hemivertebra/ 3-Column Osteotomies:Outcomes of Growth Guidance vs. Growing Rods 2-23-2025 This is a podium presentation we presented at the International Congress of Early-Onset Scoliosis last November 2024. These are 4 major goals when we surgically treat children with spinal deformity (not inclusive) Traditional and Magnetically-Controlled Growing Rods are […]
Category: MCGR
Blog Topic: Syndromic Early-Onset Scoliosis Treated with Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods: Cranial Spine, Caudal Sacropelvic Screws
1-21-2025 This is a case of a 9 year old female with a chromosomal deletion and early-onset scoliosis. She was managed nonoperatively for many years, due to slow progression and the deformity remained very flexible. However, she developed more sitting imbalance, sitting intolerance and the deformity started to become more stiff, hence discussion switched to […]
Blog Topic: Neuromuscular Early-Onset Scoliosis Treated with Magnetically-Controlled Growing Rods
10-10-2024 As discussed in previous posts, the indications and issues for surgical treatment of scoliosis in neuromuscular patients (such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, spinal muscle atrophy, etc.…) can be much different than for other types of scoliosis. The ambulatory ability of neuromuscular patients can be highly variable. It is important to have a good […]
Blog Post: Use of Unilateral Magnetically Controlled Growing Rod (MAGEC) in severe, progressive infantile scoliosis……
Followed by conversion to Growth Guidance Surgery 6-26-2024 This case is a continuation of the last post in which a very young male was treated with a unilateral MAGEC rod. In that post the case ended at 3 years after placement of the MAGEC rod with it being maximally lengthened. He is now 6 years […]