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
Published online on April 02, 2026
Abstract
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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 ...
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 ...