#$%^&*AU2013205419A120130523.pdf#####ABSTRACT A system (100) for correcting a spinal deformity includes an implant (104) fixed to one side of a vertebra and a rod (102) extending along an axis of the spine on a second side of the vertebra. An adjustment member (106), which may include a reel, is coupled to the rod (102). A force directing member (108), such as a cable, extends between the rod (102) and the adjustment member (106). The force directing member (106) is retractable toward and extendible from the adjustment member (106). A method of correcting spinal deformity includes providing an implant, a rod, an adjustment member coupled to the rod, and a force directing member extending between the rod and the adjustment member. The adjustment member is retractable toward and extendible from the adjustment member.
