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A new, semirigid method for interpedicular fixation of the spine is described. The system has safety factors, flexibility, and other advantages over some systems now in use. Details in technique are given. Eighty cases have been followed for an average of 18 months. Results of the series are presented, and indications and contraindications for use of this system in spinal surgery are outlined.
This paper compared 3-year results of electrical stimulation with the Milwaukee brace for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis. Fifty patients in each group were compared retrospectively and matched for age, sex, Risser sign, and curve morphology. Evaluations were performed at 6-month intervals with radiographs and examinations. Skin irritation was the most common complication with electrical stimulation. Using survivorship analysis methods, no significant differences were found in rates of curve progression or failure. Overall, 70% of the patients in each group were successfully maintained over a course of 3 years. Electrical stimulation is comparable to the Milwaukee brace in managing idiopathic scoliosis.
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We feel that there are dangers on the trampoline if it is poorly supervised. This is especially true in regards to the possibility of spinal cord injury and quadriplegia. We have presented documented cases of quadriplegia and safety suggestions have been given for the use of the teampoline. We hope that by presenting this problem, physicians, who are associated with the prevention and care of athletic injuries, will be made aware of the possibility of the dreaded quadriplegia associated with trampoline injuries and that this injury will be greatly decreased.