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The operative treatment of congenital scoliosis

A review of 26 cases

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The experiences with 26 personal cases of congenital scolioses operated on between 1970 and 1980 are presented. The average postoperative follow-up is 3/12 years. The natural complexity of spine malformations with predominant lateral deviation is discussed and demonstrated. Accordingly, a number of varying anterior and posterior operative methods were used in the individual case. The scope of operative methods used in this series is outlined. Characteristic patterns of spine malformations and the individual sequence of operative procedures applied are explained and documented by case demonstrations. The overall correction of all curves operated on was 38%. When cases chosen for combined staged anterior and posterio surgery were looked at separately the percentage of average correction rose to 51%.

Zusammenfassung

Es wird über 26 eigene Fälle von kongenitalen Skoliosen berichtet, die zwischen 1970 und 1980 operiert worden sind. Die mittlere postoperative Beobachtungszeit beträgt 3/12 Jahre. Die Komplexität operationsbedürftiger Wirbelsäulenmiß-bildungen wird aufgezeigt und unterteilt. Entsprechend wurden häufig verschiedene ventrale und dorsale Operationsmethoden im gleichen Fall zur Korrektur eingesetzt. Die gewählten Operationsmethoden werden im einzelnen kurz gestreift. Charakteristische Mißbildungsmuster mit ihrer individuell typischen Sequenz von operativen Eingriffen werden herausgearbeitet und durch je einen Fall belegt. Die Gesamtkorrektur der operierten Kurven betrug 38%, bei Kombination ventraler und dorsaler Operationsmethoden stieg das durchschnittliche Korrekturergebnis auf 51%.

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Griss, P., Huberti, H. The operative treatment of congenital scoliosis. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 98, 241–246 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00378875

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