Elsevier

Spine Deformity

Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2017, Pages 461-462
Spine Deformity

Two Year HRQOL Measures are Similar Between Magnetically-Controlled Growing Rod Patients and Traditional Growing Rod Patients

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Summary

Despite having lower HRQoL domain scores pre-operatively, EOS patients treated with magnetically-controlled growing (MCGR) had similar EOSQ-24 domain scores after two years of treatment compared to patients treated with traditional growing rods (TGR).

Hypothesis

MCGR patients have higher postoperative HRQoL scores compared to TGR patients.

Design

Multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Methods

We are reporting HRQoL results of a multicenter retrospective cohort study that compared MCGR and TGR patients treated between August 2008 and July 2017. The EOSQ-24 questionnaire was used to measure HRQOL. The EOSQ-24 was administered at pre-op, 6, 12 and 24 months post-operatively. A 10% difference in mean domain scores between the two groups was the minimal clinically important difference (MCID).

Results

Pre-operatively gender, age and major curve size were similar between groups. However, there were more patients with neuromuscular disease in the MCGR group (41% vs. 33%). Pre-operative Daily Living, Transfer and Physical Function domain scores were significantly lower in MCGR (n=151) compared to TGR (n=87). However, Transfer was significantly better in MCGR at 6-mo and 12-mo but equal between groups at 24-mo. Post-operative Daily Living and Physical Function remained lower in MCGR but were

Conclusion

Prior to surgery MCGR patients had lower HRQoL in 3 out of 10 domains, however, at 24-mo both groups were similar across all domains. Subgrouping neuromuscular patients revealed differences in financial and parental impact domains which suggests etiology plays a role in the HRQoL of these patients.

Table 1. EOSQ-24 Domains with >10% Difference Between Groups

Empty CellAll EtiologiesNon-Neuromuscular SubgroupNeuromuscular Subgroup
Pre-opDaily Living ↓- in MCGR Physical Function 4 in MCGR Transfer ↓ in MCGR

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Author disclosures: David Skaggs: Growing Spine Foundation; Growing Spine Study Group; Scoliosis Research Society, Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics; Spine Deformity; Biomet; Orthobullets; Grand Rounds; Medtronic; Zipline Medical, Inc; Grand Rounds; Zimmer Biomet; Greensunmedical; Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation: Scientific Forum Grant/Spine Care; Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America & Scoliosis Research Society, paid to Columbia University; Ellipse; Wolters Kluwer Health-Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; Medtronic & Biomet; Biomet Spine; Johnson and Johnson. Behrooz Akbarnia: Nuvasive; Depuy Synthes; K2M; Nocimed; Springer. Jeff Pawelek: San Diego Spine Foundation; Growing Spine Foundation; Nuvasive. Hiroko Matsumoto: Children's Spine Foundation, Scoliosis Research Society, CPIRF; Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. Tricia St. Hilaire: none. Peter F. Sturm: DePuy Spine; Journal of Children's Orthopaedics; Scoliosis Research Society; Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America; Biomet; Depuy Synthes; Medtronic; DePuy, A Johnson & Johnson Company; Ellipse Technologies; Medtronic Sofamor Danek; Nuvasive. Francisco Javier Sánchez Pérez-Grueso: K2M. Scott Luhmann: Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Stryker, Nuvasive; Orthopediatrics; Globus Medical; Wolters Kluwer. Paul Sponseller: Oakstone Medical; Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery; Scoliosis Research Society; Depuy Synthes; DePuy Synthes Spine; DePuy, A Johnson & Johnson Company; Globus Medical; Globus. John Smith: Chest Wall and Spine Deformity Research Foundation; Children's Spine Foundation; Biomet; DePuy Synthes; Depuy Synthes, Spine; Ellipse Technologies; Globus Medical; Spinegaurd; Synthes; VEPTR 2. Klane White: Biomarin Pharmceuticals; UpToDate; Biomarin; Genzyme; Medicrea. Michael Vitale: Childrens Spine Foundation; IPOS; Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America; SSG; Medtronic Sofamor Danek; Stryker; Wellinks; Biomet; CSSG, Scoliosis Research Society, OSRF; DePuy; DePuy, A Johnson & Johnson Company; FOX; Medtronic; OMEGA; Synthes. Children's Spine Study Group: DePuy Synthes Research Grant. Growing Spine Study Group: Growing Spine Foundation Research Grant Nuvasive Research Grant.

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