Patient has early onset scoliosis and abnormal spine cord.The patient underwent a posterior spinal instrumentation implant approximately three years ago.The implants were stryker screws but ellipse 5.5 implants and ellipse technologies magec 9 cm x 5.5 mm diameter titanium implants, ellipse 5.5mm standard rod with 90mm actuator's lot# a160620-03, ellipse 5.5mm offset rod with 90mm actuator's lot# a150513-07-00-03u and bone grafting posterior arthrodesis t2, t3, t4 and also l1 and l2 with 30 cc of allograft.After two adjustments of the rods, the patient had the rods removed due to the failure of the rods lengthening transcutaneously.The same provider indicated that the hospital is seeing a possible trend with these rods.This patient underwent removal of the rods last month and had replacement with solera 5.5 fixed screws and 5.5 titanium growing rods with 90mm solera connector.No complications and patient was discharged from the hospital without concerns.
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