Abstract
To investigate the change of pulmonary function in adult scoliosis patients with respiratory dysfunction undergoing HGT combined with assisted ventilation. 21 adult patients were retrospectively reviewed with a mean age of 26.2years. Inclusion criteria were as follows: age over 18years old; coronal Cobb angle greater than 100°; with respiratory failure; and duration of HGT more than 1month. All patients underwent respiratory training. The Cobb angle averaged 131.21° and was reduced to 107.68° after HGT. Significantly increased mean forced vital capacity (FVC) was found after HGT (P=0.003) with significantly improved percent-predicted values for FVC (P<0.001). Meanwhile, significantly increased forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV1) was also observed (P<0.001) with significantly improved percent-predicted values for FEV1 (P=0.003) after HGT. The results of our study revealed that combined HGT and assisted ventilation would be beneficial to pulmonary function improvement in severe adult scoliosis cases, most of which were young adults.
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