The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first spinal tether device intended to be used in children and adolescents to correct the most common form of scoliosis, called idiopathic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vertebral body tethering may not improve major Cobb angle in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Curve progression greater than 5° occurred in 43% and 50% of patients at 1 year and 2 years, respectively, after ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first spinal tether device to correct idiopathic scoliosis in children and adolescents who fail to respond to conservative treatment options, ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a unique device for pediatric patients with idiopathic scoliosis who have not responded to conservative treatment options. The Tether Vertebral Body ...

Mount Sinai surgeons have performed the first-ever spinal tethering surgery in New York City to correct idiopathic scoliosis - a sideways curvature in the spine - in children and adolescents. The ...

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Oct. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZimVie Inc. (ZIMV), a global life sciences leader in the dental and spine markets, today announced that over 2,000 children worldwide have been ...

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a 3-D spine and ribcage deformity that develops during the adolescent growth spurt. This condition affects 2-4% of the adolescent population in the United ...

WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZimVie Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIMV), a global life sciences leader in the dental and spine markets, today announced that Highmark, one of America's ...

WESTMINSTER, Colo., July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZimVie Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIMV), a global life sciences leader in the dental and spine markets, today announced that Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield ...

Scoliosis is the most common spinal deformity affecting pediatric patients. A posterior spinal fusion (PSF) is the gold standard treatment for patients with curves exceeding 45 degrees, but the ...