Abraham D J, Herkowitz H N, Katz J N
Fellow, Spine Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
Orthop Clin North Am. 1998 Oct;29(4):803. doi: 10.1016/s0030-5898(05)70049-3.
Over the last 10 years, the annual number of spinal procedures performed in the United States has more than doubled. In 1996, there were roughly 29,000 thoracic or dorsal fusion procedures, which made up almost 13% of all spine fusions performed. Scoliosis was the most common condition necessitating posterior thoracic fusion. The first half of this article focuses on the indications for thoracic and lumbar fusions; whereas, the second half of this article discusses the trends in use of thoracic and lumbar spine fusions.
在过去十年中，美国每年进行的脊柱手术数量增加了一倍多。1996年，大约有29000例胸椎或胸段融合手术，占所有脊柱融合手术的近13%。脊柱侧弯是需要进行胸段后路融合的最常见病症。本文的前半部分重点讨论胸段和腰段融合的适应症；而后半部分则探讨胸段和腰段脊柱融合的使用趋势。
