Phillips W A, Hensinger R N
University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0328.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1988 Apr(229):44-51.
In idiopathic scoliosis, the Wisconsin system is as safe as a Harrington rod and nearly as strong as a Luque construct. The installation is relatively easy. Sagittal curves can be preserved while correcting the scoliosis by contouring the rods and fixing them to the spine in a segmental fashion. The Wisconsin system is currently the instrumentation of choice at the authors' clinic for routine idiopathic scoliosis. The quest for the ideal spinal instrumentation system will probably never end. Further improvements on the current systems will inevitably appear, and new concepts will be developed. Spine surgeons will continue to be faced with the need to compare the advantages and disadvantages of different systems.
在特发性脊柱侧凸中，威斯康星系统与哈林顿棒一样安全，强度几乎与鲁克结构相当。安装相对容易。通过对棒材进行塑形并以节段方式将其固定在脊柱上，可以在矫正脊柱侧凸的同时保留矢状面曲线。威斯康星系统目前是作者所在诊所治疗常规特发性脊柱侧凸的首选器械。对理想脊柱器械系统的追求可能永远不会结束。现有系统必然会有进一步改进，新的概念也会被开发出来。脊柱外科医生将继续面临比较不同系统优缺点的需求。
