| 摘要 |
This invention relates to an appliance for correction of spinal curvatures, performed in course of treatment by means of surgical struts. The appliance has a form of a double-arm lever making possible to extend the effective length of the strut placed in the patient's body, whereby one arm of said lever is ended with a holder for clamping the hook of the strut, the other arm being provided with a screw adjusting the spacing of the arms and the displacement of the hook along the strut. This arm is cut longitudinally, one part whereof being provided with a tapped hole wherein said adjusting screw operates, whereas the other part is provided with a port and with a pivot whereon the link mechanism and the pointer of a dynamometer are mounted. The side surface of said arm carries a scale whereover the tip of said pointer travels indicating the value of the force being applied to the operator. |
