Meta-analysis on the efficacy and safety of anterior vertebral body tethering in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Gonzalo MariscalJorge MoralesSilvia PérezPedro Antonio Rubio-BelmarMiquel Bovea-MarcoJose Luis BasPaloma BasTeresa BasPublished 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)
Anterior vertebral body tethering is effective to reduce the curve in the coronal plane and clinical deformity. Maximum correction is achieved at one year. The method should, however, be optimized to reduce the rate of complications.