A preliminary assessment of intervertebral disc health and pathoanatomy changes observed two years following anterior vertebral body tethering.
Daniel G HoernschemeyerMelanie E BoeyerNicole M TweedyJohn R WorleyJulia R CrimPublished 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 (2021)
These preliminary data indicate that VBT may not result in significant degenerative changes in either the intervertebral discs or the posterior facets two years following instrumentation.