Sagittal spinal profile changes in scoliotic children during the brace treatment
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Materials and methods Forty four scoliosis patients (10 boys, 34 girls) who were treated with a Cheneau brace were enrolled. The age range was 9-16 years old. The Cobb angle of the major curve ranged from 22° to 56°. Sagittal spine profile was evaluated with a diagnostic tool called the "Spinal Mouse" before and during the brace treatment. Outcome We found a nearly perfect correlation between radiographic sagittal spine profile and sagittal spinal profile measured with the "Spinal Mouse" (correlation coefficient was 0.97). After three months of brace treatment we showed that thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis was decreasing in both groups. This investigation showed an increased sagittal range of motion in the thoracic spine and a restricted range of motion in the lumbar spine (Table 1).
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