Brace Treatment for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Aim of Brace Treatment
3. History of Brace Treatment
4. Type of Brace
5. Theory of Curve Correction
6. Complications
7. Brace Management Protocol
8. Clinical Results of Brace Treatment (under SRS Criteria)
9. Future Prospects
10. Summary
Conflicts of Interest
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Author (Year) | Treatment Period | Type of Brace | Success Rate | Progression Rate for Surgical Indication |
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Coillard C et al. (2007) [19] | ? | SpineCor Brace | 89.4% ** | 24.1% † |
Janicki JA et al. (2007) [20] | 1y5m | TLSO | 85.4% * | 62.4% † |
1y4m | Providence | 68.6% * | 42.9% † | |
Negrini S et al. (2009) [21] | 4y2m | Lyon, SPoRT | 95.8% ** | 0.0% † |
Aulisa AG et al. (2009) [12] | 4y11m | Progressive Action Short Brace | 100% * | 0.0% † |
Zaborowaka-Sapeta K et al. (2011) [23] | 2y8m | Chêneau brace | 48.1% * | 12.7% ‡ |
Lee CS et al. (2012) [24] | 2y9m | Charleston Bending Brace | 84.2% ** | 12.6% † |
Weinstein SL et al. (2013) [3,14] | ? | TLSO | — | 28.1% ‡ |
Maruyama T et al. (2013) [25] | 1y9m | Rigo-Chêneau brace | 70.8% ** | 18.2% † |
Yamazaki K et al. (2013) [26] | 6y5m | Under Arm Brace | 59% ** | 13.6% † |
Kuroki H et al. (2015) [18] | 3y4m | Osaka Medical College Brace | 67.7% ** | 9.7% † |
Author (Year) | Apex | Type of Brace | Correction Rate |
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Watts HG et al. (1977) [27] | below T10 | Boston Brace | 54.7% |
Uden A et al. (1982) [28] | below T7 | Boston Brace | 41.0% |
Milwaukee Brace | 10.0% | ||
Jonasson-Rajala E et al. (1984) [29] | below T8 | Boston Thoracic Brace | 46.2% |
Boston Milwaukee Brace | 29.3% | ||
Boston Brace | 36.9% | ||
Ohta K et al. (1988) [30] | — | Active Corrective Brace | 53.8% |
Kawakami N et al. (1991) [31] | — | Active Corrective Brace | 17.6% |
Asazuma T et al. (1991) [32] | below T7 | Under Arm Brace | 23.0% * |
Arai S et al. (1992) [33] | — | Milwaukee Brace | 44.2% * |
Iwaya D et al. (1997) [34] | below T7 | Charleston Bending Brace | 75.0% |
Semoto Y et al. (1999) [35] | below T7 | OMC Brace | 35.5% |
Spoonamore MJ et al. (2001) [36] | — | Rosenberger Brace | 30.0% |
D’Amato CR et al. (2004) [37] | — | Providence Brace | 96.0% |
Yamazaka K et al. (2013) [26] | — | Under Arm Brace | 38.7% |
Kuroki H et al. (2015) [18] | below T8 | OMC Brace | 46.8% |
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