Is VBT safe and effective for ≥60º main thoracic curves? A matched cohort analysis

• Caglar Yilgor,
• Firoz Miyanji,
• Stefan Parent,
• Laurel Blakemore,
• Kevin Neal,
• Daniel Hoernschemeyer,
• Baron Lonner,
• Amer Samdani,
• Peter Newton,
• Ahmet Alanay

Affiliations

Caglar Yilgor

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Acibadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville, FL, USA; University of Missouri Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia, MO, USA; Scoliosis and Spine Associates, New York, NY, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA

Firoz Miyanji

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Acibadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville, FL, USA; University of Missouri Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia, MO, USA; Scoliosis and Spine Associates, New York, NY, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA

Stefan Parent

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Acibadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville, FL, USA; University of Missouri Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia, MO, USA; Scoliosis and Spine Associates, New York, NY, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA

Laurel Blakemore

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Acibadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville, FL, USA; University of Missouri Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia, MO, USA; Scoliosis and Spine Associates, New York, NY, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA

Kevin Neal

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Acibadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville, FL, USA; University of Missouri Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia, MO, USA; Scoliosis and Spine Associates, New York, NY, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA

Daniel Hoernschemeyer

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Acibadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville, FL, USA; University of Missouri Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia, MO, USA; Scoliosis and Spine Associates, New York, NY, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA

Baron Lonner

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Acibadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville, FL, USA; University of Missouri Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia, MO, USA; Scoliosis and Spine Associates, New York, NY, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA

Amer Samdani

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Acibadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville, FL, USA; University of Missouri Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia, MO, USA; Scoliosis and Spine Associates, New York, NY, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA

Peter Newton

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Acibadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville, FL, USA; University of Missouri Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia, MO, USA; Scoliosis and Spine Associates, New York, NY, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA

Ahmet Alanay

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Acibadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville, FL, USA; University of Missouri Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia, MO, USA; Scoliosis and Spine Associates, New York, NY, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA