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Systematic review and meta-analysis assess pulmonary and pleural complications after vertebral body tethering in adolescents, indicating a need for improved safety measures.
This Open Science Framework (OSF) project contains the protocol, literature search strategies, study selection records, outcome definitions, overlap adjudication framework, data extraction materials, risk-of-bias assessments, statistical analysis files, supplementary materials, and manuscript supporting a systematic review and meta-analysis of pulmonary and pleural complications following vertebral body tethering (VBT) for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The project is intended to promote transparency, reproducibility, and long-term accessibility of the study materials associated with this work.
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