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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1957;39:1020-1026.
© 1957 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Experiences with the Use of the Milwaukee Frame in the Treatment of Paralytic Scoliosis

C. EDWIN IRWIN M.D.1 and JAMES B. WRAY M.D.1

1 Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, Warm Springs

1. The Milwaukee frame permits the surgeon to apply traction and lateral-pressure corrective forces to the scoliosis with a minimum of effect upon the respiratory exchange. It is comfortable and has several advantages over plaster treatment in certain types of scoliosis.

2. The apparatus has been successful in halting curve progression in 81 per cent of the forty-two cases available for evaluation in which surgery was not deemed necessary at the outset of treatment. On the other hand, it has not been found an adequate replacement for fusion in the management of the severely degenerating curve.

3. The Milwaukee frame has been very effective as a holding and correcting apparatus for thoracic curves following fusion.


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