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Tether in the News

Children's National Hospital performs first minimally invasive spinal tether surgery in region

Gabriella’s Journey/Cincinnati Children’s

Family relieved after insurance company agrees to cover expensive back surgery for teen

Scoliosis sidelined Colorado sisters, but improved surgical procedure offers promise

Meg’s story: Tethering surgery helps dancer with scoliosis stand tall once again

After VBT Surgery, Pageant Winner Helps Other Kids Deal with Scoliosis

Setting Scoliosis Straight VBT Patient Stories

Ballerina With Scoliosis Dances Again After Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

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Humanitarian Device. Authorized by Federal law for use in the treatment of skeletally immature patients that require surgical treatment to obtain and maintain correction of progressive idiopathic scoliosis, with a major Cobb angle of 30 to 65 degrees whose osseous structure is dimensionally adequate to accommodate screw fixation, as determined by radiographic imaging. Patients should have failed bracing and/or be intolerant to brace wear. The effectiveness of this device for this use has not been demonstrated.