Tag: Vertebral body tethering

Timing of tether breakage influences clinical results after VBT

Tether breakage after vertebral body tethering (VBT) leads to a consistent loss of correction when it occurs within the first 12 months. However, it...

High curve magnitude and limited flexibility the main risk factors for...

High curve magnitude and limited flexibility are major risk factors for early tether breakage following vertebral body tethering (VBT), new research has shown. The...

Vertebral body tethering can help prevent fusion surgery of skeletally immature...

Vertebral body tethering (VBT) is a safe and efficacious technique in preventing skeletally immature idiopathic scoliosis patients from having fusion surgery, new research—published by...