Are brace prescribers following standards?
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Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was carried out between March 2006 and March 2007, on all confirmed AIS patients aged 10 to 18, who were referred to a pediatric scoliosis clinic in a major referral center for a first visit. Agreement between the actual brace prescription patterns and the criteria for immediate prescription was analyzed using a kappa coefficient. Standard recommendations supported by the Quebec Scoliosis Network (QSN) were used, as well as the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) therapeutic inclusion criteria. In addition, logistic regression models were used to identify variables related to brace prescription.
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