The Use of the Longitudinal Traction and Anterior Spinal Fusion in A Patient with the Tuberculous Kyphosis
10.4055/jkoa.1978.13.3.479
- Author:
Moon Sang CHUNG
;
Moon Sik HAHN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Humans;
Kyphosis;
Methods;
Osteotomy;
Paraplegia;
Spinal Fusion;
Spine;
Traction;
Tuberculosis
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1978;13(3):479-482
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
The beneficial effect of the longitudinal traction-either halo-femoral or halo-pelvic and the anterior spinal fusion in some spinal disorders is well documented. This paper is a report of a patient who is suffering from spine tuberculosis with severe kyphosis and incomplete paraplegia. He was treated satisfactorily by applying a Crutchfield tong-femoral traction for four weeks followed by anterior spinal fusion. It is authors concept that the early cases of the active spine tuber-culosis with advancing kyphosis can be effectively treated by using the above mentioned method without introducing more complicated combination of the spinal osteotomy, halo-pelvic distraction and spinal fusion.
