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That's exactly why we picked VBT. It keeps Scott's options open, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years from now.

I would argue that the least invasive option and the option that preserves the most natural movement of the spine has got to be the preferred option ...

Pam, You have had some of the best scoliosis surgeons in the world in agreement on the screw removal question....Multiple opinions in agreement....

Pam... If you're interested, I can probably get Dr. Qamarani to talk to you via email or phone. If that's of interest, send me your phone and email...

Thanks so much Ed! and Linda too! Had an appointment today with Brett Babat, but no help here either. He refused to remove any hardware, saying...

Yuja Wang plays Chopin.... Something non-scoliosis related..... She is the most exciting thing in classical in a long time..... She is the best...

Pam, ....just a hunch.... but this sounds like what happened with Jackie.....Do you know her story? I have read and followed every one of her posts. ...

To answer some of your questions Ed. I had a CT myelogram when this pain first reared its ugly head about three months post op. Yes, Lenke put me on...

I know we did it at least once while I was at UCSF. It's typically not necessary, as loosening is usually discoverable from haloing around a screw.

Pam, Yes. Pelvis is a better layman term..... Not everyone knows what the ilium is....Heck , Ilium could pass for a Shakespeare tragedy. You know,...

Ed, When you say pelvic anchor do you mean the long iliac screws (is what I've been calling them)? Dr. O'Shaughnessy put in the third iliac screw...

Pam, I still have my pelvic anchors..... There are not too many pelvic removal posts here on NSF. Over 10 years, maybe 2 or 3 at the most. I...

Thank you very much, Linda.

Pam... I was correct. Erion Qamirani was a spine fellow at UCSF. He was well respected. I can't really judge his surgical skills, but I can...

Pam... It's not uncommon for a screw to extend outside of the spine/pelvis. I remember being alarmed when I first saw something like that, but...

Linda, Thank you for your feedback AND attaching the very interesting article. I find this absolutely astonishing since Dr. O'Shaughnessy himself...

Hi Pamela... Hope you don't mind my responding. I'm sure Ed will as well. I don't know about other practices, but my estimate of the UCSF...

Thank you Ed for responding. I know you are a veteran on here and extremely knowledgeable. Have you had your iliacs removed? Just curious since a...

There is no question the ROM is greater for a tethered versus fused thorax. There is also no question a tethered thorax has less ROM that an...

As I said the majority of tethering done NOW is on thoracic curve- not the lumbar curve .The surgeons are distinguishing the procedure by the fact...

I bet every single kid tethered in the thorax feels completely normal despite any ROM loss. That's the point.

I am sure you are correct that a majority of tethering is done on thorax. I am not disagreeing with that. When I said the issue has always...

Don't see how this can be- the majority of VBT is done on the thoracic- it is unusual to have a double tether ( thoracic and lumbar) A lot of...

But they leave the tether in. The more growth the TIGHTER the tether (if it holds). Maybe that's why they break... too tight from growth. I...

Not sure - the whole point of tethering is that the spine grows while tethered but grows straight- the tethering takes place much earlier than a...

Pam, my lawyer Al went to Yale, and of course he suggested Brett at the time I was making my decision. He worked with Brett's father. I used to spend...

Thanks Ed! I do appreciate it. Ironic that a dr I just saw Friday mentioned his name to me.

Pam, there is going to be someone..... For Nashville, you could talk to Brett Babat. I mentioned him before, because I know his father. ...

I'm guessing that most surgeons would say there is nothing really alarming. I'm surprised that you can't find someone to remove the iliac...

Hope im posting in the correct area. I would love to get these iliac screws removed,but having a LOT of trouble finding a scoliosis surgeon to remove...