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Seven-year old girl with neurofibromatosis type I and scoliosis of 101° (a,b). Bilateral rib-to-pelvis vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR) devices were able to correct the scoliotic deformity to 43° (c,d). VEPTR implants are surgically lengthened every six months (e,f) to maintain the correction and to permit growth.
