Anterior release combined with posterior correction for the treatment of severe scoliosis.
- Author:
Gui-cheng YANG
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Child; Female; Humans; Internal Fixators; Male; Retrospective Studies; Scoliosis; surgery; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome
- From: China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2009;22(10):781-782
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the clinical results of anterior spinal release combined with posterior correction for the treatment of severe scoliosis.
METHODSTwenty-three patients of severe scoliosis were retrospectively analyzed from July 2000 to January 2007. There were 12 males and 11 females with an average age of 15.3 years (ranging from 9 to 18 years). Including 9 congenital scoliosis, 13 idiopethic scoliosis and 1 neurofibromatosis scoliosis. The pre-operative coronal Cobb angles of scoliosis were from 810 to 1260 with the mean of 97.4 degrees.
RESULTSThe post-operative coronal Cobb angles was for 100-450 (37.4 degrees on average). All patients were followed up for 6-24 months (means 10 months). Two cases occurrenced addition phenomemon in junctional zone. There were no hook displacement and rod breaking at follow-up.
CONCLUSIONAnterior relaxation and posterior correction is a safe and effective treatment. It can achieve well clinical results for the treatment of severe scoliosis.
