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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1935;17:671-678.
© 1935 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL SCOLIOSIS DUE TO A HEMIVERTEBRA

LEO MAYER M.D.

In four cases of congenital scoliosis in young children, due to a hemivertebra situated at or near the lumbodorsal junction, a functional cure has been accomplished by plaster-of-Paris corrective spicas. Anatomical cure by removal of the hemivertebra, as advocated by Compere, von Lackum and Smith, and Hibbs, is an unnecessary procedure in young children, since the non-operative method gives a perfect functional result despite the persistence of the hemivertebra.


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