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Preservation of lumbar lordosis in surgical treatment of thoracolumbar scoliosis using a modified Harrington instrumentation: Case studies

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1996-12-01

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10225536

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2-s2.0-0030318230

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Mahidol University

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. Vol.4, No.2 (1996), 103-106

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S. Thanapipatsiri, C. Chotigavanich Preservation of lumbar lordosis in surgical treatment of thoracolumbar scoliosis using a modified Harrington instrumentation: Case studies. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. Vol.4, No.2 (1996), 103-106. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/17683

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Preservation of lumbar lordosis in surgical treatment of thoracolumbar scoliosis using a modified Harrington instrumentation: Case studies

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S. Thanapipatsiri
 C. Chotigavanich

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Mahidol University

Abstract

Four adolescent thoracolumbar scoliotic patients, 3 idiopathic and one neurofibromatosis, were surgically treated with posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation using a contoured square-ended distraction Harrington rod, supplemented with segmental sublaminar wiring and an interspinous process wiring between the distal 2 vertebrae. Their average age was 13.8 years. Before operation, the average curve magnitude was 75°(range, 55°-102°) and the average lumbar lordosis was 50°(range, 39°-62°). The lower instrumented vertebra was L4 in 3 cases and LS in one case. The follow-up period ranged from 10 months to 18 months (average, 14 months). At final follow-up, the average curve correction was 41% (range 27%- 60%) and the average lumbar lordosis was 52°(range, 44°-67°). The lumbar lordosis was well preserved and the patients were satisfied with their results.

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