title: Application technique of Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation for scoliosis deformities.
abstract: Used in over 600 cases, the posterior Cotrel-Dubousset spinal instrumentation device has become the device of choice. This technique allows the most effective correction for all kinds of spinal deformities. It requires lengthy preoperative planning and is a technically demanding surgical procedure; however, because of its versatility it can be adapted to most spinal deformities. The Cotrel- Dubousset technique is a rigid system of immobilization, and, because it does not require any postoperative immobilization, patients are able to resume their normal lives and activities very quickly.
authors.affiliation: Hospital St. Vincent de Paul, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dubousset
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cotrel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery*