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The proximal upper thoracic curve may progress during the lengthening procedure, which may lead to coronal imbalance and inhibit the longitudinal growth of the spine. In this retrospective cohort study, we investigated the clinical outcome of tandem GR.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We modified the traditional technique by using two groups of GR devices to control the major and the proximal upper thoracic curve, connected the two groups of GR in series, and named it tandem GR. The clinical and imaging outcomes of the new technique were evaluated and compared with traditional technique.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Twenty one patients were enrolled in the tandem GR group, and 30 patients were treated with traditional GR as the control. The baseline parameters were consistent between the two groups. In the tandem GR group, the secondary curve progressed from 24.9 \u00b1 3.9\u00b0 to 31.4 \u00b1 3.2\u00b0 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .006) in the procedure with the traditional GR and improved to 18.4 \u00b1 4.5\u00b0 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .001) after the switch. Meanwhile, the clavicular angle aggravated from 1.6 \u00b1 1.0\u00b0 to 2.6 \u00b1 .7\u00b0 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .041), and improved to 1.7 \u00b1 .8\u00b0 after changed to the tandem GR (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .033). At the final of the follow-up, the secondary curve was higher in the control group (27.1 \u00b1 8.3\u00b0 vs 18.4 \u00b1 4.5\u00b0,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .034), the clavicle angle was 2.4 \u00b1 1.1\u00b0 in control and 1.7 \u00b1 .8\u00b0 in the tandem GR group (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .028), the T1-S1 height was 28.2 \u00b1 4.8\u00a0cm in the control and 33.3 \u00b1 3.0\u00a0cm in the tandem GR group (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .027). The average growth rate was 1.0 \u00b1 .3\u00a0cm\/year in the control and 1.2 \u00b1 .4\u00a0cm\/year in the tandem GR group (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .046).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Tandem GR can effectively improve the proximal upper thoracic curve progression during the treatment of EOS. 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