Non-Fusion Surgical Correction of Thoracic Idiopathic Scoliosis Using a Novel, Braided Vertebral Body Tethering Device

Background:. Anterior vertebral body tethering to effect scoliosis correction in a growing spine has been shown to work with varying degrees of success. This report describes the mid-term results of this technique using a new device composed of a braided ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHM...

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Main Authors: Hee-Kit Wong, MBBS(Sing), MMed(Surg), FRCS(Glas), MCh(Orth), John Nathaniel M. Ruiz, MD, MRCS(Edin), Peter O. Newton, MD, Ka-Po Gabriel Liu, MBBCh(Ire), MSc(Ire), FRCS(Ire), FRCSEd(Orth)
Format: Article
Jezik:English
Izdano: Wolters Kluwer 2019-12-01
Serija:JBJS Open Access
Online dostop:http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.19.00026