{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Safety and efficacy of growth-friendly instrumentation for early-onset scoliosis in patients with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 in the disease-modifying treatment era.
{Author}: Cetik RM;Ovadia D;Mladenov K;Kruyt MC;Helenius I;Ahonen M;Studer D;Yazici M;
{Journal}: J Child Orthop
{Volume}: 18
{Issue}: 1
{Year}: 2024 Feb
{Factor}: 1.917
{DOI}: 10.1177/18632521231214780
{Abstract}: <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>To evaluate the safety of growth-friendly instrumentation for early-onset scoliosis (EOS) in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 who received disease-modifying treatment (DMT) and analyze short-term efficacy.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Retrospective search was conducted between 2017 and 2023. Patients with genetically confirmed SMA type 1 who were surgically treated for spinal deformity and receiving DMTs (nusinersen, risdiplam, or onasemnogene abeparvovec) were included. SMA types 2 and 3 and patients who do not receive DMTs were excluded. Clinical and radiographic data were collected at preoperative, postoperative, and latest follow-up visits.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Twenty-eight patients (mean follow-up: 16 months (range 2-41)) were included. The mean age at surgery was 60 months (range 29-96). Fifteen were treated with dual magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR), four with unilateral MCGR and a contralateral guided growth system, three with Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR®) implants, five with self-distracting systems, and one with traditional dual growing rods. The mean amount of correction was 57% (44°± 17) for scoliosis and 83% (13°± 11) for pelvic obliquity. The mean T1-12 height gain during surgery was 31 mm (±16 mm), while the mean T1 S1 height gain was 51 mm (±24 mm), and instrumented growth was observed during follow-up. Five patients (18%) developed six serious adverse events: three surgical site infections, two anchor failures, and one rod fracture, and all required unplanned reoperations. No neurologic complication, difficulty during nusinersen injections, or respiratory decline was recorded.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>We report that spinal deformity in this population can be safely treated with growth-friendly instrumentation, with similar complication rates when compared with SMA type 2.