Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome Resources

Learn about surgical options for spine and chest-wall deformities including growing rods, VEPTR and other research advances by the Division of Orthopaedics and the Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome at CHOP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDUUeke07bk

Robert Campbell, MD, director of CHOP's Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome, testifies before Congress about the vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR).

Watch a video about the Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and meet some of the children we treat.

http://www.orthoinfo.org

OrthoInfo is a trusted source of information from AAOS about musculoskeletal conditions and injuries — how they are treated, as well as how they can be prevented.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDUUeke07bk

Robert M. Campbell Jr., MD, testified before the U.S. Congress about the vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR).

http://www.rarediseases.org/

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) provides advocacy, education and other services to improve the lives of all people affected by rare diseases.

http://www.aaos75.org/stories/physician_story.htm?id=15

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons featured the Titanium Rib Project and Robert M. Campbell, Jr., MD, in a book celebrating 75 years of orthopaedic surgery.