Korovessis P, Sdougos G, Dimas T
Orthopaedic Department, General Hospital Agios Andreas, Patras, Greece.
Eur Spine J. 1994;3(2):112-4. doi: 10.1007/BF02221450.
We report a child who suffered from short stature of unknown aetiology and rigid thoracolumbar kyphoscoliosis and developed a symptomatic spontaneous fracture of the sternum while being treated in a Boston brace. Modification of the brace was followed by uneventful healing of the sternal fracture. To our knowledge no mention has been previously made of this extremely rare complication, but the spine surgeon who treats complex spinal deformities in early childhood with braces should be aware of this potential complication, particularly if they are associated with rigid rotational kyphosis.
我们报告了一名病因不明的身材矮小且患有僵硬性胸腰椎脊柱侧凸后凸畸形的儿童，该患儿在使用波士顿支具治疗期间发生了有症状的自发性胸骨骨折。对支具进行调整后，胸骨骨折顺利愈合。据我们所知，此前尚未提及这种极其罕见的并发症，但在幼儿期使用支具治疗复杂脊柱畸形的脊柱外科医生应意识到这种潜在并发症，尤其是当它们与僵硬性旋转后凸相关时。
