Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2017, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (3): 433-439.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2017.03.020

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Treatment research and new progress of early-onset scoliosis

Wu Min-hao, Sun Wen-chao, Yan Fei-fei, Xie Yuan-long, Hou Zhi-qiang, Feng Fan, Cai Lin   

  1. Fourth Department of Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, Hubei Province, China
  • Online:2017-01-28 Published:2017-03-14
  • Contact: Cai Lin, M.D., Chief physician, Doctoral supervisor, Fourth Department of Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, Hubei Province, China
  • About author:Wu Min-hao, Studying for master’s degree, Physician, Fourth Department of Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, Hubei Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Early-onset scoliosis is a kind of disease that seriously affects the growth of children’s spine and development of cardiorespiratory function. The treatment of the disease has always been the focus of many clinical researchers.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the therapy for early-onset scoliosis and explore the spinal fusion, spinal non-fusion, conventional growth rod technology and magnetic controlled growth rod technology of early-onset scoliosis.
METHODS: We retrieved PubMed, CENTRAL, EMbase, the ISI Web of Knowledge Databases, VIP, CNKI, CBM and Wanfang Database for related studies published from inception of the database to March 2016. The key words were “scoliosis, growing rod, complications”. The included 54 studies were analyzed and discussed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: For these children of early-onset scoliosis, we should not only maintain the correction of spine deformities, but also protect the ability of spine growth, keeping the normal cardiopulmonary function. In addition to conventional (non-surgical) treatment, there are surgical treatment (such as spinal fusion and growing rod technique) and magnetically controlled growing rod, a new technology for the treatment of early-onset scoliosis. A comprehensive understanding of the effect of surgical treatment on the spine growth and cardiopulmonary function of children with early-onset scoliosis will help to prevent the occurrence of related complications, so as to obtain a better therapeutic effect. 

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程

Key words: Scoliosis, Internal Fixators, Complications, Tissue Engineering

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