vertebral body
noun
anatomy
: the thick, cylindrical, anterior part of a vertebra that bears the weight of the head and trunk, is attached to and articulates with an adjacent vertebral body by an intervertebral disc, and encloses the front part of the vertebral foramen
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Four surgeons who are not involved in Vivian’s case but also perform vertebral body tethering pushed back on Aetna’s characterization of the surgery’s risks and outcomes, saying that the benefits have become clearer over time as surgeons learn which patients are a good fit.
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Kate Snow,
NBC news,
4 Dec. 2025
Thus the majority of our vertebral body tethering procedures are done in the lumbar spine and occasionally in the thoracic spine.
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Richard Menger Md Mpa,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
One of fixing such a fracture is a kyphoplasty, which involves injected some polymethylmethacrylate medical cement to add back volume to the vertebral body.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
6 Oct. 2021
Miller has undergone two spinal surgeries — vertebral body tethering — to correct idiopathic scoliosis.
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New York Times,
27 July 2021
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Kate Snow,
NBC news,
4 Dec. 2025
Thus the majority of our vertebral body tethering procedures are done in the lumbar spine and occasionally in the thoracic spine.
—
Richard Menger Md Mpa,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
One of fixing such a fracture is a kyphoplasty, which involves injected some polymethylmethacrylate medical cement to add back volume to the vertebral body.
—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
6 Oct. 2021
Miller has undergone two spinal surgeries — vertebral body tethering — to correct idiopathic scoliosis.
—
New York Times,
27 July 2021
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“Vertebral body.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vertebral%20body. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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