Rozman J, Cucek M, Martincic S
Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.
Biomed Tech (Berl). 1990;35 Suppl 2:67-8. doi: 10.1515/bmte.1990.35.s2.67.
Intramuscular electrical muscle stimulation has been used to treat spinal curvature. Five single-channel implantable stimulators with two alternating outputs each output supplying electrical stimuli to one reference (+) and two active (-) platinum corkscrew electrodes inserted into the deep paraspinal musculature were implanted. Stimulation is applied daily during rest, and nightly, during sleep, through implanted electrodes, evoking muscle contractions which cause correction of the curvature. Arrest of rapid progression in five patients with single primary curve, treated up to almost four years, (44 months) was observed in 60%. In one case the implantable system was removed after 10 months of treatment.
肌内电肌肉刺激已被用于治疗脊柱侧弯。植入了五个单通道可植入刺激器，每个刺激器有两个交替输出，每个输出向插入深部椎旁肌肉组织的一个参考（+）电极和两个有源（-）铂螺旋电极提供电刺激。在休息时每天进行刺激，夜间睡眠期间通过植入电极进行刺激，引发肌肉收缩，从而矫正脊柱侧弯。对五名单一原发性脊柱侧弯患者进行了长达近四年（44个月）的治疗，观察到60%的患者快速进展得到阻止。在一例患者中，治疗10个月后移除了可植入系统。
