Two staged surgical correction of Scheuermann's disease

ABSTRACT

Twelve patients with Scheuermann's disease had a two-staged surgical procedure for the correction of their deformity. The age at surgery averaged 18 years + 5 months. The deformity measured an average of 86 degrees. All patients had an anterior release and fusion followed one week later by posterior correction, instrumentation and fusion. The average curve immediately after surgery was 43 degrees. The patients were followed up for an average of 3.5 years, with an average loss of correction of 4 degrees. Generally, there was no postoperative neurological deficit and no metal failure