Rom W N, Miller A
Thorax. 1978 Feb;33(1):106-10. doi: 10.1136/thx.33.1.106.
The threat of premature death in the fourth or fifth decades of life from cardiorespiratory failure in kyphoscoliosis is well known. Ten patients with severe kyphoscoliosis (curves greater than 100 degrees), who had survived into their seventh decade free of cardiorespiratory failure, were encountered over a four-year period. Pulmonary function studies on five patients showed impaired chest bellows function. Four patients died of acute respiratory failure at ages 65, 73, 79, and 85. These patients illustrate that severe deformity is not incompatible with a long and active life.
脊柱后凸侧弯患者在四五十岁时因心肺功能衰竭而过早死亡的威胁是众所周知的。在四年时间里,我们遇到了10例严重脊柱后凸侧弯(弯曲度大于100度)患者,他们活到了七十多岁且没有出现心肺功能衰竭。对5例患者进行的肺功能研究显示胸壁呼吸功能受损。4例患者分别在65岁、73岁、79岁和85岁时死于急性呼吸衰竭。这些患者表明严重畸形并不妨碍长寿和积极的生活。