Twenty-seven patients of a group of twenty-nine who underwent posterior
spine fusion using Harrington compression instrumentation for Scheuermann's
disease or postural roundback deformity were reviewed with a mean follow-up
of 27.6 months. The mean curve before operation was 72 degrees and at
review, 46.1 degrees. The mean loss of correction in the fusion from
initial examination to final follow-up was 5.7 degrees. This procedure can
achieve satisfactory correction of deformity as well as pain relief. We
think that Harrington compression instrumentation and spine fusion is
indicated in selected cases of roundback deformity.