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Nonrigid vs. rigid bracing in adolescent girls with idiopathic scoliosis

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February 2015

Nonrigid vs. rigid bracing in adolescent girls with idiopathic scoliosis

Vol: 4| Issue: 2| Number:22| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

A prospective randomized controlled study on the treatment outcome of SpineCor brace versus rigid brace for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with follow-up according to the SRS standardized criteria

Eur Spine J. 2014 Dec;23(12):2650-7

Contributing Authors:
J Guo TP Lam MS Wong BK Ng KM Lee KL Liu LH Hung AH Lau SW Sin WK Kwok FW Yu Y Qiu JC Cheng

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Synopsis

43 girls (aged 10-16) with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis were randomized to be prescribed either a SpineCor dynamic flexible spinal brace or a conventional rigid spinal brace. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a nonrigid brace for preventing curve progression relative to the current bracing standard. Patients were prescribed to wear allocated braces for 23h daily until we...

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