Fountain S S
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1979 Oct;61(7):1011-7.
Five patients with a destructive vertebral lesion (infectious or tumorous) in the thoracolumbar or lumbar spine were treated with single-stage resection, anterior spine fusion, and posterior Harrington distraction instrumentation. Twelve patients with a fracture-dislocation were also so treated. Correction of vertebral instability and deformity and early mobilization of the patient were the advantages realized. Of the seventeen patients, ten with an incomplete neural deficit improved, three of them to complete recovery. The conditions of five patients with traumatic, complete paraplegia remained unchanged postoperatively. All patients began walking or sitting within fourteen days of the operative procedure. The reported complications were one failure of Harrington instrumentation eight months after the operation and one wound infection one month postoperatively.
对5例胸腰段或腰椎有破坏性椎体病变（感染性或肿瘤性）的患者进行了一期切除、前路脊柱融合及后路哈林顿撑开内固定术治疗。12例骨折脱位患者也接受了同样的治疗。实现了椎体不稳定和畸形的矫正以及患者的早期活动。17例患者中，10例神经功能缺损不完全的患者病情改善，其中3例完全恢复。5例创伤性完全性截瘫患者术后病情无变化。所有患者均在手术操作后14天内开始行走或坐立。报告的并发症为术后8个月哈林顿内固定失败1例，术后1个月伤口感染1例。
