Originally posted by hdugger
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It's understandable to be cautious. It would be foolish not to be. Thankfully, with VBS it has been so far, so good - hopefully that continues.
The other thing is - for some kids it's not only a choice of wearing a brace full time or VBS - it's also a choice of wearing a brace full time (and then needing fusion anyway) vs. VBS.
My son would fall into that category. He was not even 6 years old with a 40 degree curve and would almost certainly have required growing rods and/or fusion somewhere along the line were it not for VBS. So for us (and other families with kids falling into this category) it was a no brainer.
Same goes for those trying tethering. Most of these patients would almost certainly need fusion otherwise.
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