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Measurement of the wear volumes generated within retrieved magnetically controlled growing rods

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

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Abstract

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Magnetically controlled growing rods are used for the surgical treatment of early onset scoliosis. However, one of the key concerns around the use of these rods is the extensive titanium alloy metallosis seen at revision surgery. To quantify the wear ...