title: [The pulmonary function in scoliotic patient].
abstract: This paper investigated preoperative pulmonary functions in 134 scoliotic patients, of whom 32 cases was followed up for their postoperative pulmonary functions. The results show that the bigger the Cobb of the scoliosis, the greater the damages of the pulmonary functions. Congenital scoliosis is more severely affected by pulmonary functions than idiopathic scoliosis. There was no significant difference among the different sections of scoliosis with regard to their effect on the pulmonary functions. The authors concluded that the Harrington Instrumentation improved pulmonary functions in scoliosis.
authors.affiliation: PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014797:Vital Capacity