6 months ago in the April 5th, 2021 blog post I addressed the question I sometimes get asked after surgery by parents, families and caregivers: “How much correction of the scoliosis did you get during surgery?” This blog post I will try to explain why we don’t always want 100%, or even 90% or 80% […]
Month: October 2021
Another new study on Vertebral Body Tethering (VBT)
This study comes from the San Diego group, who have a long, cautious experience with VBT. 23 patients whose mean age at surgery was 12.2 +/- 1.6 years Preoperatively: Mean curve 53 +/- 8 degrees All were Risser 0-1, Sanders 2-3 at surgery Minimum follow-up after surgery of 2 years, with mean follow-up of 3.4 […]
A nice piece on Shriners Hospital in St. Louis
https://www.kmov.com/news/im-one-of-the-luckiest-people-alive-doctor-finds-life-calling-at-shriners-hospitals-for/article_ec1147d2-1d82-11ec-b6d5-0b68d0a10fe8.html