- 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 |