A comparison of patients receiving vertebral body tethering for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in the public and private hospital setting
Expertise, resource availability, and costs differ in the public and private healthcare setting. With regards to VBT, the conditions for referral and surgical outcomes remained similar. Earlier drain removal and discharge for patients managed in the private setting was not associated with an increase in complication rate.
Authors
- Graham Ka‐Hon Shea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3480-371X)
- Jason Pui Yin Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7052-0875)
- Zhang Changmeng
- Samuel Ng
Institutions
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
- Published
- 2024-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-024-05254-1
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72