Bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Does bracing alter the natural history of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?

Methods Medical records and x-rays were reviewed, and DNA was collected with a saliva sample in two cohorts of Caucasian female AIS patients. A risk of progression score was calculated using 53 genetic markers with utility for calculating the risk of AIS curve progression from < 25° to > 40° before skeletal maturity or > 50° at maturity (1-200). Group A (2442 females) had no brace treatment and...

Nighttime Bracing Versus Observation for Early Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

BACKGROUND Spinal bracing is widely utilized in patients with moderate severity adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with the goal of preventing curve progression and therefore preventing the need for surgical correction. Bracing is typically initiated in patients with a primary curve angle between 25 and 40 degrees, who are Risser sign 0 to 2 and <1-year postmenarchal. The purpose of this study is ...

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Evaluation of TLSOS in the bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis trial (BrAIST)

Background The success of TLSOs in reducing the risk of curve progression varies widely across published reports. This variation has been linked to patient risk factors such as initial Cobb angle and maturity, and time in brace. Percentage correction has also been associated with outcomes. [1-3] However, no reports have examined characteristics of individual braces, and how these characteristic...

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

BACKGROUND Scoliosis refers to deviation of spine greater than 10 degrees in the coronal plane. Idiopathic Scoliosis is the most common spinal deformity that develops in otherwise healthy children. The sub types of scoliosis are based on the age of the child at presentation. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) by definition occurs in children over the age of 10 years until skeletal maturity. ...