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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1951;33:253-256.
© 1951 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

TRANSVERSECTOMY FOR SCOLIOSIS

H. LESLIE WENGER M.D.1

1 NEW YORK, N. Y.

This operation was conceived from observations made on the physiological response of the spine following surgical trauma in thoracoplasties. The above case is reported to demonstrate the efficacy of a very simple operative Procedure to assist in the correction of primary thoracic scoliosis. In this instance, a correction of from 28 degrees to 16 degrees was obtained within a period of two weeks following the operation. The correction has persisted to the present day. It was not found necessary to use a Plaster cast or any other corrective apparatus.


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