Bracing for juvenile and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has a long history of use. Effectiveness of conventional rigid bracing is highly variable, likely depending upon the skill of the practitioner, the type of brace selected, and the type of scoliosis being treated. In review of various bracing studies, Dolan and Weinstein found that bracing does not result in superior clinical outcomes comp...

Background Bracing treatment proved to be a useful conservative care treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients according to a Cochrane review. Prospective observational trials following the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) criteria for bracing studies and the SOSORT management criteria, can give other evidence on the effectiveness of bracing in AIS. The Sforzesco brace has be...

BACKGROUND Spinal bracing is widely utilized in patients with moderate severity adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with the goal of preventing curve progression and therefore preventing the need for surgical correction. Bracing is typically initiated in patients with a primary curve angle between 25 and 40 degrees, who are Risser sign 0 to 2 and <1-year postmenarchal. The purpose of this study is ...

Bracing plays a vital role in the non-operative treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), especially when detected early. Recent high-quality studies confirm that bracing can alter natural progression curve, potentially preventing need for surgery. The concept is based on ability external force to guide spine growth, which has been experimentally proven. However, cannot straighten spi...

Background—Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) aVects respiratory muscles, which in addition to progressive scoliosis leads to respiratory impairment. Children with developing scoliosis are usually treated with spinal bracing to delay the progress. Aims—To assess the impact of body position and application of spinal bracing on lung function during tidal breathing in children with SMA. Methods—Lung fu...

This research suggests a novel method to use steel cables as a structural bracing system. The Moment Resisting Frame (MRF) works in tandem with the cable bracings when this method is used. The suggested bracing model can address the fundamental problem of current cable bracing methods, namely the lack of flexibility while keeping costs to a minimum. This approach requires no additional equipmen...

BACKGROUND Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) affects respiratory muscles, which in addition to progressive scoliosis leads to respiratory impairment. Children with developing scoliosis are usually treated with spinal bracing to delay the progress. AIMS To assess the impact of body position and application of spinal bracing on lung function during tidal breathing in children with SMA. METHODS Lu...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that individuals who respond favorably to bracing will exhibit decreased patellofemoral joint stress during stair ambulation. DESIGN A repeated-measures, cross-sectional study. BACKGROUND Ascending and descending stairs is one of the most painful activities of daily living for persons with patellofemoral pain (PFP). Although patellar bracing has been shown t...

The internal brace technique uses a high-strength suture tie to augment injured tissues or a primary repair, allowing early rehabilitation. Anatomic repair with internal bracing is a novel and promising treatment for femoral-sided medial knee avulsion injuries of the medial collateral ligament and posterior oblique ligament. Unfortunately, biomechanical and clinical data are lacking. To evaluat...

The energy absorption of concrete filled, hollow-steel bracing was analyzed respect to geometric and mechanical parameters including the width-to-thickness section ratio, slenderness level, and strength of the steel and concrete. Local buckling and ductility were also investigated with respect to variation in the cross-section. The infill increased the compression resistance, even after multipl...