Guidance
Evidence-based recommendations on vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis in children and young people. This involves fixing a cord to screws that have been placed into the vertebral bodies (bone discs in the spine), and pulling it taut to restrict growth on the long side of the spine.
Is this guidance up to date?
Next review: June 2025
Guidance development process
How we develop NICE interventional procedures guidance
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