[The surgical treatment of congenital kyphosis].
OBJECTIVE
To summarize the treatment experience of congenital kyphosis, compare the results of several surgical procedures and conclude the lessons of failure cases with surgical treatment.


METHODS
Retrospective analysis of 33 patients with surgical treatment of congenital kyphosis. These patients had a follow-up of 6 months to 14 years with an average follow-up of 5 years and 6 months.


RESULTS
Among the 33 cases, the average age at surgery was 16.5 years old and the average kyphosis was 90.2 degrees. Four had anterior fusion, and 7 had posterior fusion only, and 22 had combined anterior and posterior fusion. The percentage of correction of the 3 procedures above mentioned was 32.7%, 34.4% and 41.2% respectively. All of the patients with incomplete paraplegia, but 2 had been recovered completely.


CONCLUSIONS
The combined anterior and posterior fusion had a better correction than the anterior group or posterior group alone.
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PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods