Highridge Medical LLC is pleased to provide the Physician Locator, this physician locator includes physicians who have (1) completed the surgical training requirements for The Tether™ - Vertebral Body Tethering System and (2) performed at least one Tether procedure. This locator does not provide a complete list of all surgeons in your area, and is not a recommendation of or referral to any particular surgeon. This locator and this website are not intended to provide medical advice, and we urge you to consult with a trained surgeon. We assume no liability arising out of your use of this list and your visiting any particular facility or physician.

 

 

Humanitarian Device. Authorized by Federal law for use in the treatment of skeletally immature patients that require surgical treatment to obtain and maintain correction of progressive idiopathic scoliosis, with a major Cobb angle of 30 to 65 degrees whose osseous structure is dimensionally adequate to accommodate screw fixation, as determined by radiographic imaging. Patients should have failed bracing and/or be intolerant to brace wear. The effectiveness of this device for this use has not been demonstrated.