Paper #23: Comparison of Complications and unplanned OR visits between Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods and Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib.

Roye, Benjamin; Hung, Chun Wai; Matsumoto, Hiroko; Campbell, Megan; Roye, David P; Vitale, Michael · Spine Deform · 2017

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

Patients undergoing primary insertion of magnetically controlled growing rod (MCGR) compared to Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR) have higher overall complication and implant-related complications per procedure despite similar complication risk per patient. While there was a reduction in total repetitive surgeries in patients with MCGR implants, there was no significant difference in mean unplanned OR visits per patient between the groups.