Noriaki Yokogawa, Satoru Demura, Tetsuya Ohara, Ryoji Tauchi, Kosuke Takimura, Haruhisa Yanagida, Toru Yamaguchi, Kota Watanabe, Satoshi Suzuki, Koki Uno, Teppei Suzuki, Kei Watanabe, Toshiaki Kotani, Keita Nakayama, Norihiro Oku, Yuki Taniguchi, Hideki Murakami, Takuya Yamamoto, Ichiro Kawamura, Katsushi Takeshita, Ryo Sugawara, Ichiro Kikkawa, Noriaki Kawakami
BACKGROUND: Instrumentation failure (IF) is a major complication associated with growth-sparing surgery for pediatric spinal deformities; however, studies focusing on IF following each surgical procedure are lacking. We aimed to evaluate the incidence, timing, and rates of unplanned return to the operating room (UPROR) associated with IF following each surgical procedure in growth-sparing surgeries using traditional growing rods (TGRs) and vertical expandable prosthetic titanium ribs (VEPTRs)...
February 8, 2024: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders