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TACTIC IN SURGICAL TREATMENT OF THORACIC IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS IN CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Sergey Vissarionov,
A. P. Drozdetsky
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
travmatologiâ i ortopediâ rossii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2542-0933
pISSN - 2311-2905
DOI - 10.21823/2311-2905-2010-0-2-82-85
Subject(s) - scoliosis , medicine , idiopathic scoliosis , surgery , cobb angle , deformity
The results of surgical treatment of 263 patients with thoracic scoliosis from 13 to 18 years old with deformity 50-152° (Cobb) are presented. It was used three tactical variants with dorsal instrumentation Cotrel-Dubousset (CDI). Operation correction in idiopathic thoracic scoliosis varies within in limits from 46,2 to 95%. Lost of correction in 10 years follow up period was 5,10-10,15%. Authors concluded that tactic of surgical treatment of idiopathic thoracic scoliosis should be individual and depends on patient's age, growth potential, and degree of deformation and mobility of the curve.

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