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THE RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT USING COTREL-DUBOUSSET INSTRUMENTATION FOR LATE-ONSET IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS

  • BENLİ T.
  • AKALIN S.
  • KIŞ M.
  • MUMCU E.F.
  • ÇITAK M.

J Turk Spinal Surg 1991;2(1):7-13

From December 1988 ta June 1991, 62 Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentations were performed at the 1st ortho-paedics and Traumatology Clinic of Ankara Social Security Hospital for the correction of late onset idiopathic scoli-osis. There were 27 female and 35 male patlents. Mean age was 14.6 and mean follow-up was 26 months. When ali types of curves were included, the mean Cobb angle had decreased to 23,5° from 53,2°. The best results were obtained in flexible thoracal lordoscoliosis, postural angles came within normal limits in the sagittal plane. An aver-age of 7.2° correction loss was seen during the follow-up period. İt was concluded that Cotrel-Dubousset Instru-mentation can be performed successfully in the treatment of late onset idiopathic scoliosis.

Keywords: İdiopathic scoliosis, Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation.