DePuy Spine Inc. has launched the Expedium Vertebral Body Derotation (VBD) Set, a new addition to the Expedium Spine System. The new instrument set is designed to help surgeons correct spinal alignment and decrease rib rotation in patients with scoliosis.

Scoliosis, and abnormal curvature of the spine, affects roughly 6 million people in the US, and rib prominence is often a top concern for patients with scoliosis. The VBD set helps facilitate three-dimensional spine correction and gives surgeons the ability to link and manipulate multiple vertebral bodies at once. The Expedium set is designed to accommodate each surgeon's preferred derotation technique as well as taking into consideration the degree of scoliosis of each patient.

DePuy Spine is headquartered in Raynham, Massachusetts, and offers a variety of products and solutions to treat a wide range of spinal pathologies.