Measurable Lumbar Motion Remains 1 Year After Vertebral Body Tethering

Conclusions: Lumbar VBT resulted in preserved flexion and extension motion at 1 year postoperatively. We also noted some preserved coronal plane motion, but this was decreased compared with preoperative values by ~50%. These findings provide proof of concept that some spinal motion is preserved after lumbar VBT in contrast to lumbar fusion where no motion is retained over the instrumented segments.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Scoliosis Source Type: research