Magnetic growth rods in early onset scoliosis with diverse etiology

Molina-Linde JM, Carlos-Gil AM, Márquez-Peláez S, Romero-Tabares A, Baños-Álvarez E, Beltrán-Calvo C, Aldana-Espinal JM, Benot-López S, Farrington-Rueda D, Guerado-Parra E, Noriega-Barreda CM.
Record ID 32018000425
Spanish
Original Title: Tallos de crecimiento electromagnéticos para el tratamiento de la escoliosis de aparición precoz de diversa etiología
Authors' objectives: The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and costs of magnetic growth rods in comparison with conventional growth rods systems.
Authors' results and conclusions: •Studies located on device MAGEC® present limitations related to the risk of bias of the studies and the limited follow-up period of patients, so the conclusions should be viewed with caution. •The available evidence shows that the device MAGEC® is an effective treatment in the children’s treatment with early onset scoliosis and surgical indication. •The device showed non-inferiority clinical with the conventional systems (conventional growing rods systems) in de novo patients, not being this inferiority studied in patients with need of surgical reintervention for scoliosis. •The information about economic aspects are limited to only two costcomparison analysis. Both studies highlighted that the initial cost of the MAGEC® system are higher than conventional system, but after three to four years, conventional system is getting more expensive
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2015
URL for published report: https://www.aetsa.org/publicacion/tallos-de-crecimiento-electromagneticos-para-el-tratamiento-de-la-escoliosis-de-aparicion-precoz-de-diversa-etiologia/
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Full HTA
Country: Spain
MeSH Terms
  • Scoliosis
  • Child
  • Magnets
  • Magnetics
  • Health Care Costs
  • Orthopedic Procedures
  • Magnetic Field Therapy
Keywords
  • Escoliosis
  • Infancia
  • Imanes
Contact
Organisation Name: Andalusian Health Technology Assessment Area
Contact Address: Area de Evaluacion de Tecnologias Sanitarias Sanitarias de Andalucia (AETSA) Avda. Innovación, s/n Edificio Arena 1. Sevilla (Spain) Tel. +34 955 006 309
Contact Name: aetsa.csalud@juntadeandalucia.es
Contact Email: aetsa.csalud@juntadeandalucia.es
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