Orthopedic Surgery

Overview

Scoliosis specialists at Mayo Clinic Children's Center collaborate with you to provide advanced, comprehensive scoliosis treatment. Options include physical therapy, bracing options, Mehta casting, growing rods, and both fusion and motion-sparing surgical interventions such as vertebral body tethering.  Also called VBT, tethering is a minimally invasive procedure that corrects spinal deformity while preserving spinal flexibility, offering a motion-sparing alternative to traditional fusion surgery.