We aimed to provide a complex assessment of adult females with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) after a minimum of 23 years after completed Milwaukee brace treatment. In the present study, a comparison between healthy female and AIS patients' perception of trunk disfigurement, self-image, mental health, pain level and everyday activity was made. Thirty AIS patients with a mean of 27.77 yrs...

Materials and methods Population: 288 consecutive scoliosis patients over 10 years of age, curves range 10-20°, Risser 0-3 (190 Females, Age 12.8±1.5). We had 5 groups: · Brace (BG, 40 patients): bracing 18 hours per day · SEAS (101 patients): specific SEAS exercises (at least 3 controls per year) · Usual Physiotherapy (UP, 70 patients): different type of exercises · Not Compliant (NC, 46 patie...

Purpose: The 2021 SOSORT guidelines stipulated that braces be prescribed for adult scoliosis with chronic pain and progressive curve. Yet, there have been no objective protocols relating to the prescription of brace. Therefore, this review investigates if are any criteria or generally agreed on brace in patients. Methods: Relevant papers were searched PUBMED. Only articles English cover clinica...

Material and method Transversal study includes 120 subjects affected by idiopathic scoliosis, who visited for routine evaluation of orthotic treatment at the Centre des Massues in Lyon. 82 subjects used the carbon brace and 38 subjects used the Lyon brace. Patients completed the SRS-22, a specific instrument that measures quality of life in spinal deformity and visual analogue scales (VAS) for ...

Materials and methods 117 scoliotic patients at our clinic accepted the SpineCor brace and 34 (30 females and 4 males) have already finished the treatment. Assessment of brace effectiveness included percentage of patients who have 5° or less curve progression and the percentage of patients who have 6° or more progression at skeletal maturity. We employed the SRS22 and CAVIDRA questionnaire for ...

In a prospective study, we randomly allocated 39 patients with isolated fractures of the lower two-thirds of the ulnar shaft to treatment either by a prefabricated functional brace or a long-arm cast. Significantly better wrist function and a higher percentage of satisfied patients were found in the braced group. Thirteen patients returned to employment while still wearing the brace but only on...

BACKGROUND Surgery has been the classical treatment of pectus carinatum (PC), though compressive orthotic braces have shown successful results in recent years. We propose a non-operative approach using a lightweight, patient-controlled dynamic chest-bracing device. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen patients with PC were treated between July 2008 and June 2009. The treatment involved fitting of t...

OBJECTIVE To access the acceptability of Steenbeek brace by children undergoing clubfoot correction and their parents to ensure long-term compliance. METHODS The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Indus Hospital, Karachi from October 2013 to March 2014. A trained researcher interviewed the person primarily responsible for bracing the child using a pre-coded questionnaire. Modified Ort...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The current literature contains no reports of treatment options other than surgery following failed conservative management of a triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tear. The purpose of this study is to describe the use of a novel brace as a non-surgical intervention for TFCC tears. METHODS This paper is a case study of a subject with a magnetic resonance imaging-c...