Goldberg C, Dowling F E, Fogarty E E, Regan B F, Blake N S
Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1988 May;13(5):482-4. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198805000-00008.
A series of forty-one patients with adolescent or juvenile idiopathic scoliosis who were treated with electro-spinal stimulation is reported. Nineteen children were removed from the program because of curve progression or unacceptable deformity. Sixteen of these (39%) required surgery as a first alternative. Three were given a brace. Thirteen children have reached skeletal maturity without significant deterioration. Those who did well were in a lower risk category. The efficacy of this form of treatment has not been demonstrated in this series, and it is being discontinued.
报告了一系列41例接受电脊髓刺激治疗的青少年特发性脊柱侧凸患者。19名儿童因侧弯进展或不可接受的畸形而退出该项目。其中16名（39%）首先选择手术治疗。3名使用了支具。13名儿童已达到骨骼成熟，且病情无明显恶化。病情好转的患者属于低风险类别。本系列研究未证实这种治疗方式的疗效，因此该治疗方式将被停用。
