Operative results of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Lerdsin Hospital
Kunakornsawat, S.; Watcharananan, I.; Tungsiripat, R.; Prasartritha, T.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 90(7): 1443-1449
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 17710990 Document Number: 3029
Objective: Evaluate the results of the posterior instrumentation for the correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) in Lerdsin Hospital.Material and Method. A retrospective study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of surgical treatment of idiopathic scoliosis in Lerdsin Hospital. The pre-operative, immediate post operative, and the most recent follow-up (minimum 2 years) x-ray of 17 patients were evaluated for curve correction and spinal balance.Result: The present study found that the curvatures in thoracic King type H and III were corrected by about 58% post operatively. The curve progressed 3 degrees (5%) at the end of 2 years. For lumbar curve in King types I and 11, there was the correction of 51 % and 59%. After 2 years, the curve progressed around 6 degrees (7%) and 8 degrees (14%). Trunk balance was corrected by 60% in King type III. Degrees of thoracic kyphosis was decreased about 4 degrees.Conclusion: Frontal and sagittal thoracic and lumbar curve correction can be satisfactorily obtained by posterior spinal correction with instrumentation.
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