Successful Vertebral Tethering Surgery Corrects Scoliosis in 13-Year-Old

Dr. Firas M. Husban, Consultant Orthpopedic Surgeon at Burjeel Hospital for Advanced Surgery conducted the Middle East’s first ever successful Vertebral Body Tethering Surgery . The minimally invasive procedure was performed to correct scoliosis, an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine, in a 13 years old patient.