Figure 2From: Gradual scoliosis correction over time with shape-memory metal: a preliminary report of an experimental study Posterior-anterior and lateral radiographs of a rat during the tethering period, at immediate postop, at 4 and 8 weeks. Progressive scoliosis and kyphosis are induced. Note the translation of the apical vertebra from the midline and rotation of the apical vertebral body.Back to article page