Comparison of clinical and functional outcomes of vertebral body tethering to posterior spinal fusion in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and evaluation of quality of life: preliminary results

Abstract

Purpose: This preliminary study was aimed to present the results of the comparison of clinical and functional outcomes of vertebral body tethering (VBT) and posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for the first time in the literature. Methods: 21 thoracolumbar (T5-