Operative Treatment of Scoliosis with the Harrington Instrumentation Technique
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https://doi.org/10.3109/17453677608988708Abstract
Preliminary results of treatment of scoliosis with the Harrington instrumentation technique in 80 patients are presented. The curve correction at operation averaged 43.4 per cent with the best results being achieved in idiopathic single curves (49.3 per cent). Most of the patients had been treated conservatively for a long time prior to operation, and the curves were rather stiff. The initial loss of correction was 3.2°, and the overall loss at 2 years postoperatively averaged 6.5° in 28 patients. Complications occurred in 22.5 per cent of the patients, most often at the upper hook site. Serious complications were rare. It is concluded that the Harrington instrumentation technique is an effective means of treatment of scoliosis.Downloads
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1976-01-01
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Bjerkreim, I. (1976). Operative Treatment of Scoliosis with the Harrington Instrumentation Technique. Acta Orthopaedica, 47(4), 397–402. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453677608988708
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