Never too late to treat scoliosis-revision surgery after Harrington rod treatment in idiopathic scoliosis in a 57-year-old female: case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Harrington rod instrumentation used to treat idiopathic scoliosis wasn't able to correct the sagittal balance or the rotation of the vertebrae and can lead to secondary problems below the achieved fusion.

Case description

We present a patient who presented to the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in Infant Jesus Clinical Hospital with worsening symptoms of back pain and numbness radiating to the left lower extremity and claudication. The patient was previously treated with Harrington rod for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. X-rays showed progression in the spinal deformity with a thoracolumbar curvature of 54° Cobb's angle and significant vertebral rotation. She was diagnosed with type 2 adult scoliosis and qualified for surgery. She underwent a Th9-L4 p

SUBMITTER: Wrzesniak Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12593061 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature