ABSTRACT
180 patients with scoliosis (aged 12-29 years) were subjected to the correction of deformation by means of the Harringtone type distractors and spondylodesis with utilization of osseous transplants. In 24 of them (13,3%) the distractor has been broken in different terms after the operation. The danger of the break increases with the age of the patients and abruptly increases in case of scoliosis of the V degree (in excess of 90 degrees) and in case of necessity to bend the distractor to correct the kyphoscoliosis. The distractor break is associated not with the material structure but with the rod design.
Subject(s)
Bone Nails , Lumbar Vertebrae/surgery , Postoperative Complications/etiology , Scoliosis/surgery , Spinal Fusion/adverse effects , Thoracic Vertebrae/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Equipment Failure , Humans , Lumbar Vertebrae/abnormalities , Spinal Fusion/instrumentation , Steel , Stress, Mechanical , Thoracic Vertebrae/abnormalities , Titanium , USSRABSTRACT
A method of plasty of the hip joint with the perforated metallic implant fixed with plastics is proposed. The method was approbated in experiment with 10 adult dogs and used in 3 patients with long-standing marginal fractures of the acetabulum. Morphological and roentgenological examinations have found restored integrity of the acetabulum, the supporting ability of the extremity and sufficient amplitude of movements.