The growth modulating effects of tether tension on vertebral growth are biphasic: a study of posterior vertebral body tethering (pVBT) in a novel kyphotic porcine model
Increased tether tension results in more effective early growth modulation in the young flexible spine without increasing disc pressure, however, these tension-related benefits are transitory as growth modulation becomes load-independent with time. Computational modeling predicted that in the less flexible spine, vertebral growth may be arrested rather than modulated.
Authors
- David Alan Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3689-554X)
- Max Twedt
- Yousuf Abubakr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9859-4027)
- J. Howard Frank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3054-9961)
- Melanie E. Boeyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7518-472X)
- Minhao Zhou
- Ellen M. Leiferman
- Thomas D. Crenshaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8886-0264)
- Brittney P Kokinos
- Grace D. O’Connell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0746-1638)
- Matthew A. Halanski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7481-2111)
- Cameron Jeffers
- Susan Hamman
Institutions
- Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- University of Phoenix (US)
- Phoenix Children's Hospital (US)
- Phoenix College (US)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- University of Missouri (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine Deformity
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s43390-025-01168-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases