• Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041, P.R.China.;
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【Abstract】 Objective To summarize the current development of the correction of severe and rigid scol iosis. Methods Recent l iterature concerning the correction of severe and rigid scol iosis at home and abroad was extensively reviewed, and current developments of the correction of severe and rigid scol iosis were summarized. Results The correction of severe and rigid scol iosis shows developments as follows: the application of Halo-gravity traction increase and Halo-femoral traction is applied in posterior correction surgery. Fixation and correction technique with all pedicle screws was gradually popularized. The applications of posterior vertebral column resection, one-stage anterior and posterior surgery, and posterior-only correction surgery increase. Conclusion The developments of all kinds of correction techniques improve the correction effects of severe and rigid scol iosis. Now there is no standardized treatment protocol for severe and rigid scol iosis. Greater development can be expected in the future.

Citation: ZHOU Chunguang,SONG Yueming.. CURRENT DEVELOPMENT OF CORRECTION OF SEVERE AND RIGID SCOLIOSIS. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2012, 26(2): 238-243. doi: Copy