"FDA Clears First Spinal Tether Device for Idiopathic Scoliosis" - Megan Brooks
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first spinal tether device to correct idiopathic scoliosis in children and adolescents who fail to respond to conservative treatment options, such as external bracing. Baron Lonner, MD, chief of minimally invasive scoliosis surgery at the Mount Sinai Health System welcomed the decision. “Patients have become increasingly interested in nonfusion surgical options for treating scoliosis.” He added, “With VBT, patients can maintain flexibility and function in a way one can't with spinal fusion, and the medical community is optimistic that VBT will contribute to less degenerative disc problems over the long-term as well.”
— Baron S. Lonner, MD, Professor, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Chief, Minimally Invasive Scoliosis, Mount Sinai Health System
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