Surgical treatment of Scheuermann's adult kyphosis: case report.
A 39-year-old woman with severe Scheuermann's kyphosis complaining of back pain was treated surgically. The following operations were performed in stages to correct a fixed kyphosis: (1) total diskectomy through an anterior approach; (2) application of the halo pelvic distraction apparatus; (3) anterior spine fusion following correction by spinal distraction. She was relieved of her complaints and deformity at a 3 year follow-up examination.
D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment; D012544:Scheuermann Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D014143:Traction