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ArticleGlobal spine journal2025

Combined Anterior Thoracic Vertebral Body Tethering and Posterior Lumbar Tethering Results in Quicker Return to Sport and Activity Compared to Posterior Spinal Instrumented Fusion in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Jacob F Oeding, Jeremy Siu, Jennifer O'Donnell, Hao-Hua Wu, Sachin Allahabadi, Satvir Saggi, Michael Flores, Kelsey Brown, Avionna Baldwin, Mohammad Diab

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Article in Global spine journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jacob F OedingSchool of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4562-4373
Jeremy SiuSchool of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Jennifer O'DonnellDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA.
Hao-Hua WuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
Sachin AllahabadiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1185-3039
Satvir SaggiSchool of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4511-367X
Michael FloresDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA.
Kelsey BrownDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA.
Avionna BaldwinDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA.
Mohammad DiabDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA.
University of California, San Francisco · USOslo Sports Trauma Research Center · NOUniversity of California, Irvine · US

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designRetrospective comparative study.

objectiveTo compare patient-reported physical activity between anterior thoracic vertebral body tethering and posterior lumbar spine tethering (ATVBT/PLST) and posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion (PSIF) with minimum 2 year follow-up.

methodsConsecutive skeletally immature patients with idiopathic scoliosis and a thoracic and lumbar curve magnitude ≥40° who underwent either ATVBT/PLST or PSIF from 2015-2019 were included. The primary outcome was rate of returning to sport. Secondary outcomes included ability to bend and satisfaction with sport performance as well as weeks until return to sport, school, physical education (PE) classes, and running.

resultsTen patients underwent ATVBT/PLST and 12 underwent PSIF. ATVBT/PLST patients reported significantly faster return to sport (13.5 weeks vs 27.9 weeks,

conclusionsATVBT/PLST patients reported significantly faster rates of returning to sport, running, and PE. In addition, ATVBT/PLST patients were less likely to have to give up activities due to bending ability after surgery and reported no changes in their ability to bend after surgery more frequently than PSIF patients. However, the overall rate of return to the same or higher level of sport participation was high amongst both groups, with no significant difference observed between ATVBT/PLST and PSIF patients.

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adolescent idiopathic scoliosisfusionless surgeryposterior spinal fusionreturn to sportvertebral body tethering

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PMID38097271
PMCPMC11877542
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