Turkish Neurosurgery
The usefulness of employing an electronic traction table to determine flexibility in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Erman Ceyhan1, Onder Murat Delialioglu2, Kenan Bayrakci2, Bulent Daglar3, Alper Deveci4, Ugur Gunel1
1Social Security Institution, General Directorate of Universal Healt İnsurance, Ankara,
2Tiran American Hospital, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Tiran,
3Guven Hospital, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ankara,
4Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ankara,
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15599-15.1

Aim:The aim of the study was to devolop a new equipment for the assesment of the flexibility of the spine in different forces. This new system should give a different perspective to the AIS for the selection of fusion levels and surgical success. Material and Methods:Eighteen patients suffering from AIS who were scheduled to undergo posterior instrumented spinal fusion in our clinic were recruided in this study. The Electronic Traction Table (ETT) which was designed in our clinic was used to evaluate the radiogical and clinical parameters of the spine.Results:The significant prescriptive angle of majör cobb angles between postoperative angles were longitidinal traction and lateral pushing cobb angles. Longitinal traction and lateral pushing angles were more correlated with correction ratios. There was significant difference between longitidinal traction minor cobb angle, longitidinal traction lateral pushing minor cobb angel and postoperative minor cobb angles.Conclusion:The deformity is needed to balance both tractional and rotational forces an usefull tecnique to evaluate curve flexibility before the operation. Electronic traction table is a new device for determining preoperative flexibility with longitidinal traction and lateral pushing radiographs. It can be usefull for choosing selective fusion levels at proximal and distal end of the vertebral column.

Corresponding author : Erman Ceyhan