STUDY DESIGN Retrospective, cross-sectional. OBJECTIVE To determine the initial curve correction of the providence brace (PB) and to determine to what extend the in-brace Cobb angle corresponds to the curve seen on supine lateral bending radiographs (SLBR). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA SLBR are used to assess curve flexibility in patients undergoing surgical treatment for adolescent idiopathi...

Background: It has been proposed that in-brace correction is the best guideline for prediction of the results of brace treatment for patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). However, bracing may be a stressful experience for patients and bracing non-compliance could be psychologically related. The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation between brace compliance, in-brace...

BACKGROUND It has been proposed that in-brace correction is the best guideline for prediction of the results of brace treatment for patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). However, bracing may be a stressful experience for patients and bracing non-compliance could be psychologically related. The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation between brace compliance, in-brace ...

The study by Karol et al. evaluated the relationship between the Risser stage and bracing outcome for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Previous studies, including the important Bracing in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Trial (BRAIST), have generally described combined results for patients at Risser stages 0, 1, and 2. However, Karol et al. evaluated each stage of maturity independently. ...

OBJECTIVES The treatment of pectus carinatum (PC) deformity has been considered to be operative. Some authors have shown that postoperative pulmonary function is worsened. They have suggested that compromised chest wall expansion secondary to surgery leads to compromised pulmonary function. Several authors have advocated an orthotic brace for the treatment of PC. Pulmonary functions after ortho...

BACKGROUND The conservative treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has traditionally been divided into two phases-correction and stabilisation-and casts, even if less used today, can be considered the best standard in the correction phase. Till the present, however, no comparison between cast and brace efficacy has been proposed. METHODS This is a prospective cohort study with a r...

Results Average Cobb angle before treatment was 36.5°, which was reduced in the trial brace to 23.2°: correction rate was 36% (34% for T, 69% for TL, and 31% for D curve). Of 54 patients, 20 met the inclusion criteria of the SRS brace study (Risser 0-2, Cobb angle 25-40° ) and six of them reached skeletal maturity during the treatment period. Three of them (50%) progressed more than 6°; however...

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To study the evolution of pulmonary capacity during orthopaedic treatment of scoliosis with the CMCR brace. BACKGROUND Investigating the impact of moderate scoliosis on respiratory capacity and its evolution during CMCR brace treatment with mobile pads. CONTEXT Several studies demonstrate the impact of scoliosis on respiratory capacity but few of them focus on the impac...