Direct Vertebral Derotation: Does It Work?

BACKGROUND: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) affects around 1.2% of the population. The current treatment for those requiring operative intervention is posterior instrumented correction (PIC). Correction is either by translation or direct vertebral derotation (DVDR). At surgery any residual rib cage deformity is addressed by means of thoracoplasty which is not without complications. This study reports the outcomes of the two methods in a single center.

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