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Table 1 Summary of surgeries

From: The first magnetically controlled growing rod (MCGR) in the world – lessons learned and how the identified complications helped to develop the implant in the past decade: case report

Age of patient

5 yr

9 yr

15 yr

Rod inserted

Single right standard MCGR

Dual MCGR: left standard, right offset

Fusion

Distraction episodes (rod lengthened)

26 distractions

(37.6 mm)

28 distractions

(left rod 46.4 mm, right rod 46.7 mm)

Complications related to implant

Loss of distraction, crooked rod sign, metallosis

Crooked rod sign, metallosis

Nil

Complications related to surgery

Proximal junctional kyphosis

Distal adding-on, autofusion

Nil