John S Vorhies, Lucas Hauth, Samantha Garcia, Benjamin D Roye, Selina Poon, Peter F Sturm, Michael Glotzbecker, Nicholas D Fletcher, Joseph D Stone, Patrick J Cahill, Jason B Anari
INTRODUCTION: Anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT) is increasingly popular as an option for surgical treatment of idiopathic scoliosis (IS). While the technology remains new, it is important for families and patients to be able to compare it to the current standard of care, posterior spinal fusion (PSF). The purpose of this study is to describe the complication rate of AVBT in IS using the mCDS and to compare it to the recently reported complication rate of PSF in IS. METHODS: A multicenter pediatric spine deformity database was queried for all idiopathic scoliosis patients who underwent vertebral body tethering...
March 8, 2024: Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics