Sullivan J A, Davidson R, Renshaw T S, Emans J B, Johnston C, Sussman M
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1986 Nov;11(9):903-6. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198611000-00010.
One hundred forty-two patients were treated by the Scolitron method of lateral electric surface stimulation (LESS) for scoliosis. Using 10 degrees progression as a failure point, clinicians reported the following: 56.3% of patients were classified as failures, 26.8% as successes; and 16.9% were still under treatment. When broken down into individual groups, true protocol patients, at risk for progression, had the lowest success rate; whereas those that were nonprotocol, and least at risk, had the highest success rate. This method should still be considered experimental and cannot be considered an alternative to bracing at this time.
142例脊柱侧弯患者接受了Scolitron侧方体表电刺激（LESS）方法治疗。以侧弯进展10度作为治疗失败的标准，临床医生报告如下：56.3%的患者被归类为治疗失败，26.8%为成功；16.9%仍在治疗中。当细分为各个组时，真正符合方案的、有进展风险的患者成功率最低；而那些不符合方案的、风险最小的患者成功率最高。这种方法目前仍应被视为实验性的，此时不能被视为支具治疗的替代方法。
