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[[File:VEPTR 2010-01-cut.jpeg|thumb|Thoracic [[Medicine:Scoliosis|scoliosis]] due to Diastematomyelia and Myelomeningocele (MMC) in a 10-year-old boy]]

'''Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Ribs''' (VEPTR) is a product of Synthes for the treatment of childhood deformities of the [[Biology:Thorax|thorax]].<ref>[http://www.chop.edu/treatments/vertical-expandable-prosthetic-titanium-rib-veptr Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR)]</ref><ref>[https://www.depuysynthes.com/hcp/spine/products/qs/VEPTR VEPTR and VEPTR II Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib]</ref><ref>[http://www.seattlechildrens.org/clinics-programs/orthopedics/research-and-advances/veptr/ Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR)]</ref><ref>[http://www.stlouischildrens.org/our-services/the-center-spinal-disorders/conditions-we-treat/scoliosis/veptr VEPTR]</ref> It is a special form of a lengthenable rod ("Growing Rod"). An alternative system is the ''USS pediatric'' for older children, also from Synthes.

The instrument is used to dilate a too small or too narrow rib thorax in severe thoracic deformity. It consists of a telescopic "[[Chemistry:Titanium|titanium]] rib" in curved form with several holes in a row for fixing in the desired length. A prolongation can be carried out after 6 months. The fixation takes place between two ribs or between a rib and the [[Medicine:Iliac crest|iliac crest]]. This results in an indirect erection of the deformed spine, resulting in an increase in the volume of the thoracic cavity along with the [[Medicine:Lung|lung]].

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