BACKGROUND CONTEXT Vertebral body tethering (VBT), a flexible compression-based
growth modulation technique, was claimed to prevent disc degeneration due to its less rigid …

Study Design. Case series. Objective. To determine whether there is improvement in
pulmonary function in children with early-onset scoliosis (EOS) using magnetic growth rods …

Objective Analyze the effects of the distraction forces and frequencies on multiple
representative scoliotic curves and to establish a relationship between high distraction …

Background context Growth rods are used to limit the progression of scoliosis without
restraining the opportunity for the spine to grow. However, major complications like rod …

Background Growth rods are used to limit the progression of scoliosis without restraining the
opportunity for the spine to grow. The growth is sustained by consecutive distraction at …

In recent decades, magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR) were established to treat
progressive early-onset scoliosis. The aim of this investigation was to assess the effect of …

Purpose In vivo evaluation of scoliosis treatment using a novel approach in which two
posterior implants are implanted: XSLAT (eXtendable implant correcting Scoliosis in LAT …

Introduction Distraction-based spinal growth modulation by growing rods or vertical
expandable prosthetic titanium ribs (VEPTRs) is the mainstay of instrumented operative …

Purpose Although distraction-based growing rods (GR) are the gold standard for the
treatment of early onset scoliosis, they suffer from high failure rates. We have (1) performed …

Growth rods are used to limit the progression of scoliosis without restraining the opportunity
for spinal growth. However, major complications like rod breakage, screw loosening, and …