Lumbar Vertebral Body Tethering: Single Center Outcomes and Reoperations in a Consecutive Series of 106 Patients.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To evaluate the outcomes and reoperation rates in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis undergoing lumbar anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT).

Background: AVBT is a viable option for growing children.

Autofusion With Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods: A Case Report.

Magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGRs) are an effective alternative to traditional growing rods (TGRs) in the treatment of early-onset scoliosis (EOS), with comparable deformity correction despite fewer planned reoperations. This case report presents a unique case of autofusion in a patient with tetraplegic cerebral palsy, thoracic myelomeningocele, and EOS who was treated with dual MCGR instrumentation and underwent serial lengthening procedures for four years. We detail the operative and radiographic findings in a novel case of autofusion encountered after MCGR placement to treat EOS.

Mechanical properties of experimental dental composites containing a combination of mesoporous and nonporous spherical silica as fillers.

Objectives: Mesoporous fillers have been investigated for use in dental composites because of their potential for creating micromechanical filler/resin matrix interphase bonding. Such a micromechanical bonding could eliminate the need for the silane treatment of fillers for interfacial chemical bonding that is prone to hydrolysis in the oral environment. In the case of micromechanical bonding, dental polymer chains are threaded mechanically (like a "necklace") through nanosized channels in the fillers.