title: Electrical stimulation for idiopathic scoliosis.
abstract: To evaluate the effectiveness of lateral electrical spinal stimulation for idiopathic scoliosis, 87 patients treated with this modality were reviewed retrospectively. All patients had no prior treatment, had a documented progression of more than 5 degrees, and were skeletally immature. Forty-seven patients were compliant and followed until skeletal maturity or institution of other treatment. Fifty percent of patients with a high probability of progression required surgery. For compliant patients, 51% progressed 5 degrees or more and 36% progressed 10 degrees or more or required a change to another treatment modality. Statistical analysis demonstrated no significant difference in the probability of progression between this group of treated patients and previously published groups of untreated patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Drvaric
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Deutsch
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Herndon
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*