Patients with severe scoliosis, or particularly stiff spinal deformities, are given traction prior to surgery, what are the benefits of traction? Do you understand the purpose of traction? Severe scoliosis tends to be particularly stiff, lack of flexibility, surgical orthopedic difficulty, long operating time and blood loss, perioperative complications increased significantly. At the same time, most of these patients have combined cardiopulmonary dysfunction, which makes the implementation of surgical orthopedic treatment highly risky and difficult. Because preoperative traction can relax ligaments and joints, increase spinal flexibility, improve patients’ cardiopulmonary and digestive functions, and improve the ability of the nerve and spinal cord to tolerate orthopedic tension, traction is a commonly used preoperative adjunctive treatment for severe spinal deformity. What is the purpose of traction? Traction loosens the soft tissues around the spine, relaxes the ligaments and joints, increases the flexibility of the spine, reduces the difficulty of surgery, and improves the effect of surgical correction. Increasing the volume of the thoracic cavity, together with respiratory exercises, helps to improve cardiopulmonary function and enhance the patient’s ability to tolerate surgery. Slow stretching of the spine improves the ability of the nerve and spinal cord to tolerate orthopedic pulling and reduces the risk of nerve and spinal cord injury during surgical orthopedics. Increase the volume of the abdominal cavity, reduce the compression of scoliosis on gastrointestinal digestion, promote the recovery of digestive function, improve nutritional absorption, help increase systemic nutrition, and enhance the patient’s ability to tolerate surgery. Scoliosis surgery requires perfect cooperation between the family patient and the doctor in order to achieve the best postoperative results, so if traction is needed, don’t hesitate to start preparing for it!