SynthesisSpine deformity2022
The preliminary outcomes of vertebral body tethering in treating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review.
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- Posterior spinal fusion versus vertebral body tethering for paediatric scoliosis: a meta-analysis of comparative studies.Spine deformity · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical outcomes and complications of the posterior dynamic distraction device in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Review
- Sagittal Alignment Reciprocal Changes After Thoracolumbar/Lumbar Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering.Journal of clinical medicine · 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
- CORR Insights®: How Do Patients Perceive Success and Satisfaction After Vertebral Body Tethering and Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? A Qualitative Study.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2025Article
- Apical stress redistribution during anterior vertebral body tethering for thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a finite element analysis of a novel surgical technique.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
- Revision of Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Reasons, Treatments, and Clinical Management with Case Examples.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Clinical experience and complications with limited pleural dissection combined with a novel, simplified technique for thoracic Redon-like drain in vertebral body tethering.Spine deformity · 2024Article
- Current Status of Vertebral Body Tethering for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An Umbrella Review.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2024Review
- Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis with the ApiFix Minimal Invasive Dynamic Correction System-A Preliminary Report of a 24-Month Follow-Up.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Concave and convex growth do not differ over tethered vertebral segments, even with open tri-radiate cartilage.Spine deformity · 2023Article
- Surgical Treatment of Spinal Deformities in Pediatric Orthopedic Patients.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Vertebral body tethering: An alternative to posterior spinal fusion in idiopathic scoliosis?Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeVBT is a novel alternative to spinal fusion surgery to treat skeletally immature AIS and was approved to correct idiopathic scoliosis in August 2019 by US Federal Drug Administration (FDA). To systemically review the preliminary outcomes of vertebral body tethering (VBT) in treating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
methodsThe electronic databases PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science were queried up to January 2022 for articles regarding VBT. Basic characteristics of patients, changes of radiographic parameters in coronal and sagittal planes, and clinical outcomes of surgical treatment of VBT including complication and revision rates were summarized.
resultsTwenty five studies met the inclusion criteria. Most studies (23/25) included patients with only skeletal immaturity. The average % correction of the main/tethered curve at final follow-up, and % correction of thoracic kyphosis at final follow-up were reported to be 15.6-106.5% and - 31.8 to 20.0%, respectively. The most common complications for VBT were tether breakage (n = 145;21.3%), pulmonary complications (n = 49; 6.9%), and overcorrection (n = 30; 4.2%). The revision rate was 13.1%.
conclusionVBT could effectively and safely correct spinal deformity in skeletally immature patients with AIS and preserve the motion and growth of the spine. However, VBT has a relatively high complication and revision rates. Therefore, surgeons should cautiously consider VBT for treating AIS. Future research efforts are needed to lower the complication and revision rates. Whatever, VBT is still in its infancy and may have a promising future as a non-fusion solution for AIS.
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