Open AccessPneumatic redress of scoliosis
Author(s) -
A. Alekseeva-Kozmina
Publication year - 1929
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj78936
Subject(s) - rib cage , scoliosis , balloon , medicine , surgery , tube (container) , materials science , anatomy , composite material
Julius Hass (Zeitschrift fr orthopdiche Chirurgie, Febr. 1928 considers a plaster corset to be the only rational device for treating scoliosis, subject to gradual, prolonged and gentle pressure on the bulge of the ribs; he recommends the following method: a plaster corset is applied to the patient in the Glisson loop, and from the side A flattened rubber balloon, previously wrapped in suede or some other material, with a rubber tube extended outward is placed on the bulge on the torso. Wide windows are made from the concave side. Air is slightly pumped into the balloon once a week. The child does gymnastics daily. This treatment is used in children and adolescents in the period of growth and should last at least 2 years, and a plaster corset is worn only in autumn and winter, in summer it is replaced by a removable leather apparatus.