Operative differences for posterior spinal fusion after vertebral body tethering: Are we fusing more levels in the end?

Melanie E Boeyer Andrew Groneck Ahmet Alanay Kevin M. Neal A Noelle Larson Stefan Parent Peter O Newton Firoz Miyanji Lawrence Habernull nullDaniel G Hoernschemeyer

Published in: 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 (2022)

We found that operative time, estimated blood loss, and postoperative length of stay were similar in both cohorts; however, the length of the fusion construct in PSF-VBT is likely to be two levels longer when a failed VBT is converted to a PSF.

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patients undergoing
spinal cord
bone mineral density