Durham J W, Moskowitz A, Whitney J
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albany Medical College of Union University, New York.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1990 Sep;15(9):888-92. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199009000-00010.
Surface electrical stimulation using the ScoliTron device was applied to 40 adolescent patients for treatment of idiopathic scoliosis. Adequate follow-up was available for 30 of these patients. The overall failure rate was 15 of 30 or 50%. Due to curve progression while using the ScoliTron, these patients either went on to a fusion (9 of 15) or were changed to a brace (6 of 15). The remaining 15 patients were considered successes with no curve progression (10 of 30 or 33%) or successful/failures with slight curve progression not requiring a change in treatment (5 of 30 or 17%). None of the various parameters analyzed were found to be useful indicators of successful treatment using the ScoliTron device. Electrical stimulation was found to be ineffective in preventing curve progression for idiopathic scoliosis.
使用ScoliTron设备对40名青少年特发性脊柱侧凸患者进行表面电刺激治疗。其中30名患者获得了充分的随访。总体失败率为30例中的15例，即50%。由于在使用ScoliTron期间侧弯进展，这些患者要么接受了融合手术（15例中的9例），要么改用了支具（15例中的6例）。其余15例患者被视为成功，侧弯无进展（30例中的10例，即33%），或为成功/失败，侧弯有轻微进展但无需改变治疗方案（30例中的5例，即17%）。所分析的各种参数均未被发现是使用ScoliTron设备成功治疗的有用指标。发现电刺激在预防特发性脊柱侧凸侧弯进展方面无效。
