1. What is the success rate for VBS? Two centers have reported their outcomes of VBS in patients (Washington University in St. Louis, and the Philadelphia Shriner’s). Overall success rates for lumbar and thoracic curves are around 70%, which means the curve improved, did not change or changed less than 6 degrees. 2. What […]
Category: Vertebral Body Stapling
Vertebral Body Stapling (VBS) Part 1
What is Vertebral Body Stapling? How is it different from Vertebral Body Tethers? In a previous blog the surgical technique of Vertebral Body Tethering was presented. This technique places a compressive force over the convex side of the spine (slowing down growth), to permit the concave side of the spine to relatively grow more and […]