Shneerson J M, Edgar M A
Thorax. 1979 Oct;34(5):658-61. doi: 10.1136/thx.34.5.658.
Ten girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis were studied before and 17-23 months after spinal fusion. None had any cardiac or respiratory disease complicating the scoliosis. They underwent a range of resting lung function tests and a progressive exercise test. The mean angle of scoliosis decreased from 65.8 to 27.3 degrees after operation but the only significant physiological benefit detected in this study was a decrease in the submaximal minute ventilation. The physiological benefit of spinal fusion was therefore much less prominent than the anatomical improvement of the spinal curvature.
对10名患有青少年特发性脊柱侧弯的女孩在脊柱融合手术前后进行了研究，手术前后间隔17至23个月。她们均无因脊柱侧弯而并发的心脏或呼吸系统疾病。她们接受了一系列静息肺功能测试和递增运动测试。术后脊柱侧弯的平均角度从65.8度降至27.3度，但本研究中检测到的唯一显著生理益处是次最大分钟通气量的降低。因此，脊柱融合术的生理益处远不如脊柱弯曲的解剖学改善那么显著。
