Links

VEPTR links & Information

. Synthes in Australia
. The Titanium Rib Program
. View a recording of an actual VEPTR operation!
. FDA Information on the VEPTR device
. The Room 2 Breathe Foundation-travel assistance
. Synthes-Stratec - VEPTR device manufacturers (Thank you!)
. Titanium rib-- giving kids room to breathe
. Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research - Effectiveness of the procedure & summary
. Harvard Medical School: Vertical Rib expansion for Thoracic Insufficiency Snydrom, Indications and Technique
. About the VEPTR device, preparing for surgery, postop care & more


Support links

. Scoliosis is nutty Scoliosis information
. Living with Cerebral Palsy


News

. Titanium Rib Approved by FDA - Metals Archives
. CNN - Titanium rib aids children with chest deformities - April 1, 1999
. Philadelphia Shriners Hospital's first titanium rib implant a success
. Surgery: University of Utah News Release: April 26, 2002
. Titanium Rib Helps Scoliosis Patients
. Titanium Rib soon available in New York
. Implants of titanium ribs give toddler chance to grow
. Titanium Rib Study
. Salt Lake Tribune - Titanium Rib Study
. Titanium Ribs Help Children with Scoliosis (10/25/2004)
. Device lets kids defy spine condition, live happy, active (10/25/2004)
. Reinventing the Rib
. CIGNA HEALTHCARE COVERAGE POSITION (12/04)


Personal homepages & other communities

. Braydon
. Sarah
. Zoe
. The Rib Kids
. Madeline
. Bradley
. Lindsey's Page


Other links

. The VATER connection