Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-4-2015
Abstract
Purpose. We report a comparison study of vertebral body stapling (VBS) versus a matched bracing cohort for immature patients with moderate (25 to 44°) idiopathic scoliosis (IS). Methods. 42 of 49 consecutive patients (86%) with IS were treated with VBS and followed for a minimum of 2 years. They were compared to 121 braced patients meeting identical inclusion criteria. 52 patients (66 curves) were matched according to age at start of treatment (10.6 years versus 11.1 years, resp. [P = 0.07]) and gender. Results. For thoracic curves 25-34°, VBS had a success rate (defined as curve progression
Recommended Citation
Cuddihy, Laury; Danielsson, Aina J; Cahill, Patrick J; Samdani, Amer F; Grewal, Harsh; Richmond, John M; Mulcahey, M J; Gaughan, John P; Antonacci, M Darryl; and Betz, Randal R, "Vertebral Body Stapling versus Bracing for Patients with High-Risk Moderate Idiopathic Scoliosis." (2015). Department of Medicine Faculty Papers. Paper 141.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/medfp/141
PubMed ID
26618169
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in: BioMed Research international.
Volume 2015, 2015, Article number 438452.
The published version is available at DOI: 10.1155/2015/438452
Copyright © 2015 Laury Cuddihy et al.
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