Case report A 14 year old was diagnosed with AIS at 10 years of age. In a first X-ray from February 2010 it was noted a right thoracic curve measuring 7o Cobb, combined with a left lumbar measuring 7o Cobb. Proximal thoracic region was not measurable. One year later, February 2011 the Cobb angles progressed to 18o and 13o respectively, and progression was confirmed on September 2011 with a Cobb...

Background Little is known about the in-brace correction effects of braces used for the treatment of kyphosis. While Bradford et al. have found their attempts effective, treating Scheuermann's kyphosis with Milwaukee braces, they did not report on in-brace corrections. According to White and Panjabi, it seems the appropriate approach is to try to correct a curvature of > 50° with the help of di...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to retrospectively investigate the changes in pulmonary function and its influencing factors in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) undergoing preoperative brace treatment or not. METHODS Total 237 AIS patients (43 boys, 194 girls) who underwent operations and had a complete record of pulmonary function tests were enrolled and were divided i...

BACKGROUND Scoliosis is a three dimensional deformity, and brace correction should be 3D too. There is a lack of knowledge of the effect of braces, particularly in the sagittal and transverse plane. The aim of this study is to analyse the Sforzesco Brace correction, through all the parameters provided by Eos 3D imaging system. METHOD Design: This is a cross sectional study from a prospective ...

Buckling restrained braced frames (BRBFs) for seismic load resistance have been widely used in recent years. One of the key requirements for a buckling restrained brace is to sustain large plastic deformations under severe ground motions. The core of a buckling restrained brace is prone to fatigue fracture under cyclic loading. The earthquake induced fracture type of the core plate in a bucklin...

Background & Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the immediate effect of patella support brace on co-contraction and electromyographic activity of selected lower limb muscles in females with patellofemoral pain syndrome during stance phase of gait. Methods: EMG activity of vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, rectus femoris, gastrocnemius, biceps femoris, semitendinosus, gluteus medi...

OBJECTIVE The soft cervical collar has been prescribed for whiplash injury but has been shown to be clinically ineffective. As some authors report superior results for managing whiplash injury with a cervical brace, we were interested in comparing the mechanical effectiveness of the soft collar with a rigid cervical brace. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to measure ranges of motion in ...

OBJECTIVE To provide the off-loading knee brace was designed relief for the pain associated with osteoarthritis by reduce loads on the degenerative compartment of the knee. This study examined the effects of the off-loading knee brace on activation of femoral muscles during squatting, slow and fast walking exercise in healthy young individuals. METHOD Ten healthy male subjects without a histo...

OBJECTIVE The main objective is to determine the influence of treatment by Chêneau brace on the quality of life (QoL) of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. MATERIAL AND METHOD We used the QoL scale of Climent et al. "the Quality of Life Profile for Spine Deformities" (QLPSD, in which a higher score means a worse QoL) and visual analogue scales (VAS) for pain and for QoL ranging from 0 to ...