Differentiated approach to Chêneau brace choice for the scoliosis treatment
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Materials and methods Study group included 1700 patients with AIS treated by Cheneau brace [1]. Major deformity Cobb angle ranged 20°-40°, spinal rotation ranged 15°-35°. Age of the patients was ranged 11-15 years old. Radilogic mesurements and clinical presentation of the spinal deformity during the investigation were assesed [2]. Mean followup was 5 years. In this study Rigo’s clinical and radiological criteria [3] and SRS terminology were used.
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