Vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MJ Roser, GN Askin, RD Labrom, SF Zahir, M Izatt… - Spine Deformity, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Vertebral body tethering (VBT) is a recent procedure to correct and reduce spinal
curves in skeletally immature patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The …

Early-onset scoliosis: a narrative review

G Ruiz, NJ Torres-Lugo, P Marrero-Ortiz… - EFORT open …, 2022 - eor.bioscientifica.com
Early-onset scoliosis (EOS) is defined as any spinal deformity that is present before 10 years
old, regardless of etiology. Deformity must be evaluated based on the intercorrelation …

Prospective follow-up report on anterior vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis: interim results from an FDA IDE study

AF Samdani, JM Pahys, RJ Ames, H Grewal… - JBJS, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Anterior vertebral body tethering (aVBT) has emerged as a novel treatment
option for patients with idiopathic scoliosis. We present the results from the first US Food and …

[HTML][HTML] Anterior vertebral body tethering for treatment of idiopathic scoliosis in the skeletally immature: results of 112 cases

PRP Rushton, L Nasto, S Parent, I Turgeon… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Prospective case series. Objective. Determine the efficacy of anterior
vertebral body tethering (AVBT) in skeletally immature patients. Summary of Background …

Preliminary outcomes after vertebral body tethering (VBT) for lumbar curves and subanalysis of a 1-versus 2-tether construct

PD Trobisch, A Baroncini - European Spine Journal, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Aim of this study was to analyze the rate of tether breakages after lumbar
vertebral body tethering (VBT) and to study the effects and possible benefits of the use of a 2 …

Measurable thoracic motion remains at 1 year following anterior vertebral body tethering, with sagittal motion greater than coronal motion

AF Buyuk, TA Milbrandt, SE Mathew, AN Larson - JBJS, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Anterior vertebral body tethering is an alternative to fusion surgery for the
treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) that is purported to preserve spinal motion …

[HTML][HTML] Complications, reoperations, and mid-term outcomes following anterior vertebral body tethering versus posterior spinal fusion: a meta-analysis

M Shin, GR Arguelles, PJ Cahill, JM Flynn… - JBJS open …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT) is a growth-modulation technique
theorized to correct adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) without the postoperative stiffness …

Anterior vertebral body tethering compared with posterior spinal fusion for major thoracic curves: a retrospective comparison by the Harms Study Group

PO Newton, S Parent, F Miyanji, A Alanay, BS Lonner… - JBJS, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT) is an alternative to posterior spinal
fusion (PSF) for the surgical treatment of scoliosis. The present study utilized a large …

Learning curve for vertebral body tethering: analysis on 90 consecutive patients

A Baroncini, PD Trobisch, F Migliorini - Spine Deformity, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Study design Retrospective study. Objectives Vertebral body tethering (VBT) is
raising interest for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), but many scoliosis …

When successful, anterior vertebral body tethering (VBT) induces differential segmental growth of vertebrae: an in vivo study of 51 patients and 764 vertebrae

TC McDonald, SA Shah, JB Hargiss, J Varghese… - Spine Deformity, 2022 - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to determine (1) does vertebral body tethering (VBT) produce
differential growth modulation in individual vertebrae in patients with idiopathic scoliosis,(2) …