Harrington instrumentations were performed 31 times on 28 scoliosis patients and the following results were obtained. The 28 scoliosis patients consisted of 9 idiopathic cases, 7 congenital, 7 neuropathic, 5 neurofibroma and 1 kyphosis by karies.
Results
Postoperative correction rate and loss of correction were respectively 53% and 5° in idiopathic deformity, 18% and 3° in congenital deformity, 44% and 9° in neuropathic deformity, 35% and 4° in neurofibroma deformity, and 41% and 6° in total. Thus, the results were similar to those of the others' reports.
Complications during and after the operation were destruction of lamina portion in 5 cases, mis-insertion of hook in 2, hook dislocation in 3 and bursitis of hook-inserted portion in 2. There was no serious complication in particular.
