Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Demographic | |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | n = 17 |
| Mean age, yrs (range) | 7.9 (2.7 to 11.3) |
| Mean follow-up duration, yrs (range) | 6.2 (2.3 to 10.4) |
| Sex (% female) | 10 (59) |
| Etiology, n (%) | |
| Congenital scoliosis | 8 (47) |
| Congenital scoliosis combined syndromic scoliosis | 1 (6) |
| Congenital scoliosis combined neuromuscular scoliosis | 1 (6) |
| Neuromuscular scoliosis | 2 (12) |
| Syndromic scoliosis | 1 (6) |
| Idiopathic scoliosis | 4 (24) |
| Mean lengthening procedures (range) | 8.5 (3 to 17) |
| Mean interval between each lengthening, mths (range) | 5.5 (4.8 to 9.7) |
| Mean vertebra spanned (range) | 13.8 (11 to 16) |
| Growing rod construct, n (%) | |
| Dual | 12 (71) |
| Single | 5 (29) |