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Children with crooked backs could benefit from a new treatment that uses magnetic rods to straighten the spine, say draft guidelines for England.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says it is a useful alternative to conventional rod therapy, which requires more surgery.
Normal metal rods can only be lengthened in the operating theatre under general anaesthetic.
But the magnetic rods can be adjusted in a clinic using a remote control.
Magnets in the remote control communicate with magnets in the implanted rods, allowing the doctor to lengthen the scaffold non-invasively.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25911384
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says it is a useful alternative to conventional rod therapy, which requires more surgery.
Normal metal rods can only be lengthened in the operating theatre under general anaesthetic.
But the magnetic rods can be adjusted in a clinic using a remote control.
Magnets in the remote control communicate with magnets in the implanted rods, allowing the doctor to lengthen the scaffold non-invasively.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25911384