Pneumatic redress of scoliosis

Julius Hass (Zeitschrift für orthopädiche Chirurgie, Febr. 1928 considers a plaster corset to be the only rational device for treating scoliosis, subject to gradual, prolonged and gentle pressure on the bulge of the ribs; he recommends the following method: a plaster corset is applied to the patient in the Glisson loop, and from the side A flattened rubber balloon, previously wrapped in suede or some other material, with a rubber tube extended outward is placed on the bulge on the torso. Wide windows are made from the concave side. Air is slightly pumped into the balloon once a week. The child does gymnastics daily. This treatment is used in children and adolescents in the period of growth and should last at least 2 years, and a plaster corset is worn only in autumn and winter, in summer it is replaced by a removable leather apparatus.