Table 2 Patient profile of the study cohort
|  | Whole cohort (N = 27) | MCGR (N = 16) | TGR (N = 11) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic Variables | ||||
 Age at index surgery years, mean (SD) | 9.6 (3.5) | 10.6 (3.4) | 8.1 (3.2) | 0.064 |
 Female sex | 22 (81.5) | 14 (87.5) | 8 (72.7) | 0.332 |
 Ambulatory | 25 (92.6) | 15 (93.8) | 10 (90.9) | 0.234 |
Diagnosis | ||||
 Syndromic Scoliosis | 2 (7.4) | 2 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.499 |
 Neurofibromatosis | 3 (11.1) | 2 (12.5) | 1 (9.1) | 1.000 |
 Neuromuscular Scoliosis | 3 (11.1) | 1 (6.25) | 2 (18.2) | 0.549 |
 Idiopathic Scoliosis | 13 (48.1) | 11 (68.75) | 2 (18.2) | 0.010* |
 Congenital Scoliosis | 6 (22.2) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (54.5) | 0.002* |
Comorbidities | ||||
 Developmental Delay | 3 (11.1) | 3 (18.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.128 |
 Neurofibromatosis | 4 (14.8) | 2 (12.5) | 2 (18.2) | 0.683 |
 Hearing Impairment | 3 (11.1) | 1 (6.3) | 2 (18.2) | 0.332 |
Additional surgeries after implant insertion | ||||
 Yes: No | 7:27 | 3:16 | 4:11 | 0.305 |
 Number of additional surgeries | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0.807 |
 Additional implants required | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
Complications | ||||
 Wound infection requiring debridement | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.085 |
 Infection with implant loosening | 1 | 1 | 0 |  |
 Screws/implant loosening | 1 | 1 | 0 |  |
 Failed rod distraction | 1 | 1 | 0 |  |
 Proximal junctional kyphosis | 7 | 5 | 2 |  |
Final Fusion | ||||
 Age years, mean (SD) | 15.4 (2.6) | 16.0 (2.6) | 14.5 (2.4) | 0.127 |
 Duration of follow-up since fusion years, mean (SD) | 4.5 (2.5) | 3.6 (2.2) | 5.7 (2.4) | 0.053 |
 Age at last follow-up years, mean (SD) | 19.0 (3.8) | 18.9 (3.4) | 19.2 (4.4) | 0.806 |
 Additional surgeries post-fusion | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |