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Established criteria for reporting safety and efficacy have not yet been defined in growing rod surgery for early-onset scoliosis. A systematic literature review revealed a high degree of variability in how authors stratified complications and patient outcomes as a means to define safety and efficacy for this challenging patient population.
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Author disclosures: Pooria Hosseini: none. Areian Eghbali: none. Jeff Pawelek: San Diego Spine Foundation; Growing Spine Foundation; Nuvasive. Karen Heskett: none. Gregory Mundis: K2M, Medicrea; Misonix; Nuvasive; ISSG Foundation. Behrooz Akbarnia: Nuvasive; Depuy Synthes; K2M; Nocimed; Springer.
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Hosseini, P., Eghbali, A., Pawelek, J. et al. Paper #37: A high degree of variability exists in how “safety and efficacy” is defined and reported in growing rod surgery for early-onset scoliosis: A systematic review. Spine Deform 5, 459 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspd.2017.09.040
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspd.2017.09.040