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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1968;50:1379-1390.
© 1968 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Pulmonary Function in Paralytic and Non-Paralytic Scoliosis before and after Treatment

A STUDY OF SIXTY-THREE CASES

JOHN T. MAKLEY M.D.1, CHARLES H. HERNDON M.D.1, SCOTT INKLEY M.D.1, CARL DOERSHUK M.D.1, LEE W. MATTHEWS M.D.1, ROBERT H. POST M.D.1, and ARTHUR S. LITTELL SC.D.1

1 From the Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland

The results of pulmonary-function studies done on sixty-three patients with paralytic and non-paralytic scoliosis are presented. The results confirm the concept that angular deformities of the spine cause impairment of pulmonary function. The results also demonstrate that the application of the preoperative corrective device further reduces pulmonary function except when the halo apparatus is used as the corrective device. There is no significant improvement of pulmonary function following spine fusion. The importance of blood-gas and diffusion-capacity studies is discussed.


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