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Here is a relatively recent review article on the long term for congenital treatments

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3120793/

This is a closed Facebook group on tethering. You have to ask to join. (I am not on it.) They will know if some surgeon is tethering congenital cases.
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I hope others reply also but here is what I think is the case.



I suspect every case is different so there may be no answer to this question. All you can do is pick an experienced surgeon. ...

Rods break because the fusion did not happen either in time before fatigue built up in the rod or at all. I think it is relatively rare in kids. I suspect virtually all cases are in adults.


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If doing just discectomies or osteotomies with or without temporary support worked in adults I think we would know that by know.

Our orthodontist said if my girls didn't wear their retainers, the teeth might move back within a week. That is my memory though it was a long time ago.

They don't wear their retainers and their...

Thanks for that info, Concerneddad. I really appreciate your contributions to this forum. Thank you for that also.

DDD is as certain as death and taxes so unless the discectomies often or always...

Can you give us your feel for the numbers?

If they do a discectomy they need to fuse the vertebra, no? I thought the point was to avoid fusion.

Thanks for this, Burdle. Can you post the FB page for people who want more information? I would have to search for it.

When you say quite a few, how many do you mean?

How many mature people...

Hey Billy,

Linda would know this better than me but I think the issue future problems with an unfused lumbar under a fused thorax is mainly a function of where the fusion ends and how straight the...

Hopefully Dustin has run away, perhaps screaming, from the chiros towards a board certified pediatric orthopedic surgeon and a trained orthotist.

I hope he reports back with good news about his...

Well he hasn't posted in a few days. I hope he stays.

Well I am sorry if we lost Dustin and I wish him and his children well in their scoliosis journey.

But this thread will stand and serve a serious purpose. It is sobering to learn that someone...

Lol! I am in my office on a break from training giggling like an idiot. Post of the month!

Think about ALL the training you received on scoliosis to become a DPT. I am guessing it is little to none.

Now imagine a person who either got NO training in scoliosis or the training was...

It takes a village. Of doctors. :-)

Drs. Ed and Linda, thank you for you contributions to this forum over the years.

I encourage everyone to use the Dr. title on chiro threads to make a point.

Best regards,
Dr. Sharon (using...

It is the exact opposite of seasoned. There may still only be a literal handful of adults that are tethered. The FB group would be able to tell you nearly exactly I suspect.

I don't understand why it is legal for chiros to treat scoliosis in children. Chiros KNOW damn well they have no relevant training in scoliosis. What the hell is the matter with them???

I don't...

What doctors want to see from chiros...

http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/showthread.php?9940-What-doctors-want-to-see-from-chiros&highlight=

Here is that case of hysterical scoliosis that the Janzeneseses thought they cured with some whack treatment...

http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/showthread.php?9797-Clear-63*-gt-15*-in-a-month

Nobody is born knowing about chiros. Nobody would suspect how piss-poor their training really is. Nobody would guess the degree of intellectual dishonety among those who "treat" scoliosis exhibit....

Not convinced this is AIS and not JIS. Also not convinced this is typical at all of AIS.

That is so sad. This is a direct ramification of allowing chiros to use the "Dr." title in my opinion. People seem to think they are as educated as real doctors when that couldn't be farther from...

I agree, Ed.

I can only conclude that chiros do NOT understand the serious nature of JIS and how there are often other medical findings that have to be dealt with by a real doctor.

A...