Dr. Amer Samdani was part of the first team to test Vertebral Body Tethering (VBT) for the FDA. Instead of a rod that's used in traditional surgery for scoliosis, VBT uses a flexible tether.

“Not many adults ask if they’ll be able to ride a roller coaster again after surgery ... with wedged vertebral shape that gets worse and worse,” Newton explains. “With tethering ...