Management of patients with magnetically controlled growth rods amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Eur Spine J
; 29(10): 2409-2412, 2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-617333
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
At the time of writing, we are all coping with the global COVID-19 pandemic. Amongst other things, this has had a significant impact on postponing virtually all routine clinic visits and elective surgeries. Concurrently, the Magnetic Expansion Control (MAGEC) rod has been issued with a number of field safety notices and UK regulator medical device alerts.METHODS:
This document serves to provide an overview of the current situation regarding the use of MAGEC rods, primarily in the UK, and the impact that the pandemic has had on the management of patients with these rods. RESULTS ANDCONCLUSION:
The care of each patient must of course be determined on an individual basis; however, the experience of the authors is that a short delay in scheduled distractions and clinic visits will not adversely impact patient treatment. The authors caution against a gap in distractions of longer than 6 months and emphasise the importance of continued remote patient monitoring to identify those who may need to be seen more urgently.Keywords
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Prostheses and Implants
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Scoliosis
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Coronavirus Infections
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Osteogenesis, Distraction
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Pandemics
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Magnets
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Patient Safety
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur Spine J
Journal subject:
Orthopedics
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00586-020-06516-2
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