Recommendation ID
IPG765/1
Question

Minimally invasive fusionless posterior-approach surgery to correct idiopathic scoliosis in children and young people should be used only in research. Find out what only in research means on the NICE interventional procedures guidance page.

Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)

Further research should include:
• patient selection in terms of age, skeletal maturity, and site and degree of
scoliosis
the technique and device (including version) used
• patient-reported outcomes
• potential damage from local inflammatory processes (including metallosis) and
systemic metal poisoning
• long-term movement in the thoracic spine
• long-term complications for the lifetime of the device.


Source guidance details

Comes from guidance
Minimally invasive fusionless posterior-approach surgery to correct idiopathic scoliosis in children and young people
Number
IPG765
Date issued
June 2023

Other details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? No  
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?   No  
Last Reviewed 07/08/2023