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- Title
A comparison of the effects of two different techniques on shoulder balance in the treatment of congenital scoliosis: Vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib and dual growing rod.
- Authors
Atici, Yunus; Akman, Yunus Emre; Balioglu, Mehmet Bulent; Erdogan, Sinan
- Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of two different growth guidance techniques (dual growing rod and vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib [VEPTR]) on shoulder balance, in the surgical treatment of congenital scoliosis. Materials and Methods: Thirteen patients who were operated due to congenital scoliosis are divided into two groups. The coracoid height difference and clavicular tilt angle difference were measured on standing anteroposterior X-ray images in the preoperative, early postoperative periods, and during the last follow-up. Results: Clinical improvement in shoulder balance was obtained in VEPTR during the last follow-up, but there was no significance in the comparison among the two groups during the last follow-up. Conclusion: The effect of the growth guidance techniques on shoulder balance positively contributes in the surgical treatment of congenital scoliosis.
- Subjects
SCOLIOSIS treatment; PROSTHETICS; SHOULDER surgery; TOTAL shoulder replacement; X-ray imaging
- Publication
Journal of Craniovertebral Junction & Spine, 2015, Vol 6, Issue 4, p190
- ISSN
0974-8237
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0974-8237.167880