ArticleWorld journal of orthopedics2022
Anterior vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis in growing children: A systematic review.
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- Vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Spine deformity · 2023Pooled it
- Behavior of the un-instrumented lumbar curve following exclusive tethering of the thoracic region.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- Vertebral Body Tethering for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Quality of Evidence and Recommendations From a Systematic Overview of Systematic Reviews in Literature.International journal of spine surgery · 2025Article
- Segmental range of motion of vertebral body tethering: an in-vitro analysis of single-tether, double-tether, and hybrid constructs.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Analysis of the risk factors for tether breakage after two-row vertebral body tethering (2RVBT) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering Versus Posterior Spinal Fusion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Complications in vertebral body tethering: what are the short term effects on patient reported outcomes?Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Which Lenke type curve is most appropriate for vertebral body tethering in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Associations of overweight status with spinal curve correction and complications in patients undergoing vertebral body tethering: a multicenter retrospective review.Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Differential vertebral body growth is maintained after vertebral body tethering surgery for idiopathic scoliosis: 4-year follow-up on 888 peri-apical vertebrae and 592 intervertebral discs.Spine deformity · 2024Article
- Current Status of Vertebral Body Tethering for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An Umbrella Review.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2024Review
- Gender-Related Factors Influence the Subjective Perception of Deformity in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Idiopathic Scoliosis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- The different applications of Vertebral Body Tethering - Narrative review and clinical experience.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Vertebral body tethering: An alternative to posterior spinal fusion in idiopathic scoliosis?Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe management of idiopathic scoliosis (IS) in skeletally immature patients should aim at three-dimensional deformity correction, without compromising spinal and chest growth. In 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first instrumentation system for anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT), under a Humanitarian Device Exception, for skeletally immature patients with curves having a Cobb angle between 35° and 65°.
aimTo summarize current evidence about the efficacy and safety of AVBT in the management of IS in skeletally immature patients.
methodsFrom January 2014 to January 2021, Ovid Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and PubMed were searched to identify relevant studies. The methodological quality of the studies was evaluated and relevant data were extracted.
resultsSeven clinical trials recruiting 163 patients were included in the present review. Five studies out of seven were classified as high quality, whereas the remaining two studies were classified as moderate quality. A total of 151 of 163 AVBT procedures were performed in the thoracic spine, and the remaining 12 tethering in the lumbar spine. Only 117 of 163 (71.8%) patients had a nonprogressive curve at skeletal maturity. Twenty-three of 163 (14.11%) patients required unplanned revision surgery within the follow-up period. Conversion to posterior spinal fusion (PSF) was performed in 18 of 163 (11%) patients.
conclusionAVBT is a promising growth-friendly technique for treatment of IS in growing patients. However, it has moderate success and perioperative complications, revision and conversion to PSF.
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