descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1951 English Publisher:Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Journal:The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, volume 33, pages 253-256 (issn: 0021-9355,

Authors: H L Wenger;

doi: 10.2106/00004623-195133010-00026

pmid: 14803497

TRANSVERSECTOMY FOR SCOLIOSIS

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Abstract

This operation was conceived from observations made on the physiological response of the spine following surgical trauma in thoracoplasties. The above case is reported to demonstrate the efficacy of a very simple operative Procedure to assist in the correction of primary thoracic scoliosis. In this instance, a correction of from 28 degrees to 16 degrees was obtained within a period of two weeks following the operation. The correction has persisted to the present day. It was not found necessary to use a Plaster cast or any other corrective apparatus.

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Scoliosis, Humans, Spine

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