The treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with Cheneau brace: long term outcome

Methods The inclusion criteria included the following: diagnosis of evolutive idiopathic scoliosis (I.S.), exclusive treatment with the Cheneau brace, at least 30 months of treatment, and a minimum follow up of 20 months. Every patient was studied with anamnesis, clinic exam, and a radiographic examination. The following was obtained from the medical history: age, sex, BMI, type of scoliosis, period of treatment, type or protocol of treatment, time of follow-up, old radiographic collection, and re-evaluation of all curves with the Cobb method. All patients were asked to complete a five-question questionnaire (SRS-22 modified) about treatment satisfaction and to write a commentary about the main difficulties of treatment. At clinic examination, all anatomic findings were evaluated (height and weight, BMI, rib hump, shoulders and trunk asymmetry, etc.). The radiographic film was compared with old exams, evaluated with Cobb angle measurements, and measurements of vertebral rotation.