1986 Volume 34 Issue 4 Pages 1389-1392
Application of sublaminal wiring gives a strong stability in scoliosis surgery. However, the possibility of neurological complications is inevitable. To prevent these complications, to obtain more stability, and to shorten the casting periods, we employed Double Harrington Distraction Rods and segmental spinous processes wiring.
23 patients with several types of scoliosis were surgically managed by this technique and followed up for an average periol of 2.6 years ranging from 3.11 years to 10 months. The mean correction rate after surgery was 53.1%, (65.1% in the cases of idiopathic scoliosis) and loss of corretion was only 1.2% at follow-up. There were no neurolgical complications, no instrument failures and no pseudarthrosis at follow-up. Thus, this technique is safer in performing these procedures, and effective in maintaining the satisfactory correction of deformity.
