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Learning Curve Associated With Thoracoscopic Anterior Vertebral Body Tether and Double Anterior Vertebral Body Tether for Idiopathic Scoliosis: Analysis of Three Independent Surgeons.

Darryl LauDavid B KurlandSean N NeifertJoshua PahysAmer SamdaniSteven Hwang
Published in: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) (2024)
VBT is viable fusionless surgical option for scoliosis. As expected, increased experience resulted in shorter operative time; the threshold for such improvement seems to be 10 cases. Importantly, adequate and consistent curve correction can be achieved at the start of the learning curve while mitigating complications.
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