Surgical treatment of the idiopathic scoliosis with growing instrumentation of pedicle screw systems (GIPSS)

ObjectiveTo observe the clinical effect of the GIPSS for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis in growing children Methods29 patients with the idiopathic scoliosis were treated with GIPSS,of which the correct rate of Cobb angle and the clinical effect with the spinal column curve were observed preoperatively and postoperatively.Results23 cases were followed-up with an average of 13 months,the correct rate of Cobb angle was 88 38%.Conclusion The GIPSS is an effective instrumentation in correcting scoliosis in growing children,which does not restrain spinal growth and development and does not need spinal fusion during correction of the lateral curvature.