Background Brace treatment for scoliosis is effective. The short term in-brace correction of the Cobb angle is associated with end results and success of bracing. Irrespective of the factors which determine the correction the measurement of the Cobb angle is a possibility to evaluate the brace quality. We have investigated the braces from one orthotist over a fixed period of time and have descr...

STUDY DESIGN The Bracing in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Trial (BrAIST) included skeletally immature high-risk patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) with moderate curve sizes (20°- 40°). BrAIST was a multicenter, controlled trial using both randomized and preference treatment arms into either an observation group or a brace treatment group. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was...

segmental resection and end-to-end anastomosis is the treatment of choice for patients suffering from tracheal stenosis for whom conservative management is not planned. a complication of this procedure is tension-induced anastomotic failure. to prevent this complication, maintaining the neck in full flexion by means of a suture between the chin and upper chest is a traditional approach. we have...

Material and methods Twenty-five girls aged 10 to 14 years underwent conservative treatment for thoracic idiopathic scoliosis. All revealed radiological proof of progression. The initial thoracic Cobb angle revealed the value of 16.0° to 40.0°, mean 26.1° ± 8.4°. Cheneau brace was ordered for full time wearing, accompanied with DoboMed daily physiotherapy. The treatment was endorsed during a 2 ...

Marcus Brown Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada Background Bracing is a treatment option for medial knee osteoarthritis [1] that unloads the medial knee through the application of an external moment (brace moment) [2]. In theory, the brace moment is designed to reduce the total external adduction moment, as disease severity and external addu...

STUDY DESIGN Literature review. OBJECTIVE To establish consistent parameters for future adolescent idiopathic scoliosis bracing studies so that valid and reliable comparisons can be made. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Current bracing literature lacks consistency for both inclusion criteria and the definitions of brace effectiveness. METHODS A total of 32 brace treatment studies and the curre...

PURPOSE Bracing is a common treatment for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and is recommended for most skeletally immature patients with a curve of 25-45° in order to prevent or delay curve progression. The aim of this study was to determine at which body habitus orthotic management for AIS becomes less effective. We hypothesize that overweight children are more likely to fai...

Quality of life (QoL) and stress level of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis is under growing consideration by physicians, physiotherapists and other specialists (psychologist, nurses). The aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of life and stress level in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis who are under brace treatment. It involved 45 adolescents, ages ranging between 10.0 and 15.0...

Results Conservative treatment was indicated in 393 patients. 27% of patients do not accept the proposed treatment or interrupt it spontaneously. 23% of patients have a physiological angulation less than 44° at the end of treatment. 43% of patients were reviewed two years after removal of the brace. The initial kyphosis angle was 60.5°. The final angulation 2 years after removal of the brace wa...