One hundred and sixty-seven patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis were allocated prospectively to one of three different groups for correction before undergoing posterior spinal fusion and Harrington instrumentation, In group 1 single curves were corrected by a Risser turnbuckle plaster jacket and double curves by halo-pelvic traction. In Group 2 patients performed Cotrel dynamic tracti...

OBJECTIVE To compare subjective treatment outcomes in patients with idiopathic scoliosis who underwent Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation with rib resection at the curve apex and in patients who did not undergo rib resection at the same time as scoliosis correction. MATERIAL AND METHODS Treatment outcomes were assessed with the Scoliosis Research Society questionnaire. The study group included ...

Background. The goal of our study was to assess the outcome of the surgical treatment of scoliosis using the Cotrel- Dubousset method. Material and methods. The study population consisted of 30 girls, aged 13-19 years, with right-sided thoracic scoliosis, grades II, III and IV. All these subjects were operated using the Cotrel-Dubousset method. The research program included measurements of the ...

We have studied 34 consecutive patients receiving Cotrel- Dubousset instrumentation for a single and flexible thoracic scoliotic curve, evaluating the rib hump deformity from a single CT scan through the apical vertebra of the curve. Using two measures of rotation we found a mean improvement of 25% in the rotation of the vertebra after operation. Any, usually minor, deterioration occurred in th...

Background. This article evaluates correction of rib hump in patients with idiopathic thoracic scoliosis who had been treated by the Cotrel-Dubousette method. Material and methods. We investigated 35 patients pre- and postoperatively in this study. Back surface measurements were studied pre- and postoperatively using our own device. Scoliosis correction was assessed by comparing pre- and postop...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of 2 different types of Cotrel-Dubousset instrument systems in stabilising thoracolumbar and lumbar spine fractures. METHODS Between January 1989 and December 1993, 45 fractures in 42 patients with unstable fracture or fracture dislocation of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spines were randomly assigned to 2 surgical treatments with Cotrel-Dubousset instru...