BACKGROUND Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is associated with a high incidence of second tears (graft tears and contralateral ACL tears). These secondary tears have been attributed to asymmetrical lower extremity mechanics. Knee bracing is one potential intervention that can be used during rehabilitation that has the potential to normalize lower extremity asymmetry; however, lit...

Introduction The review evaluates the up-to-date evidence for the treatment of spinal deformities, including scoliosis and hyperkyphosis in adolescents and adults. Material and Methods The PubMed database was searched for review articles, prospective controlled trials and randomized controlled trials related to the treatment of spinal deformities. Articles on syndromic scoliosis were excluded...

Objective: The current study is aimed at evaluating the effect of active muscle on the dynamics of the pre-impact bracing car occupant using numerical simulations. The objective of the study includes identifying the sensitivity of occupant injury metrics to the level of pre-impact bracing action. Problem Outline: Bracing or pre-impact muscle tensing, one of the key reflexive actions adopted fre...

BACKGROUND Traditionally, odontoid fractures have been treated with different bracing techniques resulting in variable degrees of successful healing. Surgical intervention is becoming more widely practiced as a primary intervention. The purpose of this report was to survey our recent experience in southern Alberta to determine potential outcome differences in management strategies. METHODS We...

Superelastic Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) is accepted when it used as connection in steel structures. The seismic behaviour of steel frames with SMA is being assessed in this study. Three eightstorey steel frames with different SMA systems are suggested, the first one of which is braced with diagonal bracing system, the second one is braced with nee bracing system while the last one is which the SM...

BACKGROUND Pre-pubertal idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is associated with high risk of bracing ineffectiveness. Integrated multidimensional maturity assessments are useful but complex to predict the high-risk occurrence of curve progression. This study is designed to provide a simple screening method for brace effectiveness by determining whether or not the braced curve behavior at growth spurt, bei...

As enthusiastic readers of EBSJ, we thank the authors for the immense work they have done in tackling a difficult and important topic.1 In general, we agree with their conclusions. We also support their call for more reliable evidence. And we share the hope of the editors that large studies currently on the way in North America will provide it. There are, however, two points in their article we...

cost alternative external rotation shoulder brace and review of treatment in acute shoulder dislocations. We read the paper of Lacy et al. (2015) with interest. 1 The authors present a narrative review of the use of external rotation bracing in acute shoulder dislocations. One of the weaknesses of a narrative review is that it is more likely to be subject to reporting bias. In their review the ...

BACKGROUND Unloading knee braces often are used after tibiofemoral articular cartilage repair. However, the experimental basis for their use in patients with normal tibiofemoral alignment such as those undergoing cartilage repair is lacking. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of varus and valgus adjustments to one commercially available unloader knee br...