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TRANSVERSECTOMY FOR SCOLIOSIS
H. LESLIE WENGER
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NEW YORK, N. Y.
1950 by The American Orthopaedic Association, Inc.
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.  1951; 33:253-256 
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Abstract

This operation was conceived from observations made on the physiological response of the spine following surgical trauma in thoracoplasties. The above case is reported to demonstrate the efficacy of a very simple operative Procedure to assist in the correction of primary thoracic scoliosis. In this instance, a correction of from 28 degrees to 16 degrees was obtained within a period of two weeks following the operation. The correction has persisted to the present day. It was not found necessary to use a Plaster cast or any other corrective apparatus.

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