Analysis of the risk factors for early tether breakage following vertebral body tethering in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Filippo MiglioriniP TrobischJ EschweilerF MiglioriniPublished 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)
The main preoperative risk factors for early tether breakage after VBT are a high curve magnitude and a limited flexibility. A limited curve correction also represents a risk factor for this complication.
Keyphrases