Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering for Adolescent Scoliosis with Growth Remaining: A Retrospective Review of 2 to 5-Year Postoperative Results.

DG, Hoernschemeyer; ME, Boeyer; ME, Boeyer; ME, Robertson; CM, Loftis; JR, Worley; NM, Tweedy; SU, Gupta; DL, Duren; CM, Holzhauser; VM, Ramachandran

doi:10.2106/jbjs.19.00980

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Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering for Adolescent Scoliosis with Growth Remaining: A Retrospective Review of 2 to 5-Year Postoperative Results.

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Hoernschemeyer DG

Boeyer ME

Abstract

Background Anterior vertebral body tethering (VBT) is an early treatment option for progressive scoliosis in pediatric patients, allowing for continued deformity correction during normal growth. We report postoperative radiographic and clinical outcomes for patients treated with VBT.Methods This cli...

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