Corrective Bracing for Severe Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescence: Influence of Brace on Trunk Morphology
Aim. The aim of the work was to study whether wearing a corrective brace by adolescent girls with severe idiopathic scoliosis can influence external shape of the trunk. Methods. Comparison of clinical deformity of two groups of girls matched for age and Cobb angle: group (1) of 23 girls, aged 14.9±...
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| description | Aim. The aim of the work was to study whether wearing a corrective brace by adolescent girls with severe idiopathic scoliosis can influence external shape of the trunk.
Methods. Comparison of clinical deformity of two groups of girls matched for age and Cobb angle: group (1) of 23 girls, aged 14.9±1.3 years, Cobb angle 55.0°±6.8°, who refused surgical treatment and have been wearing Chêneau brace for more than 6 months, compared with group (2) of 22 girls, aged 14.1±1.8 years, Cobb angle 59.7°±14.6° never treated with corrective bracing. Clinical deformity was assessed with the Bunnell scoliometer (angle of trunk rotation ATR) and surface topography (posterior trunk symmetry index POTSI and Hump Sum HS).
Results. The ATR in the primary curvature was 11.9°±3.4° (5°–18°) in group 1 versus 15.1°±5.6° (6°–25°) in group 2 (P=0.027). The HS was 16.8°±3.8 versus 19.2°±4.6, respectively, P=0.07. The POTSI value did not differ between groups.
Conclusion. Girls with Cobb angle above 45 degrees, who have been subjected to brace treatment, revealed smaller clinical deformity of their back comparing to nontreated girls having similar radiological curvatures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-070213b8a16f43de855fc8a3f0aba1b52025-08-20T02:02:50ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/435158435158Corrective Bracing for Severe Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescence: Influence of Brace on Trunk MorphologyEdyta Kinel0Tomasz Kotwicki1Wanda Stryła2Andrzej Szulc3Department of Rehabilitation, University of Medical Sciences of Poznan, Ul. 28 Czerwca 1956r. Nr. 135/147, 61-545 Poznan, PolandDepartment of Pediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Medical Sciences of Poznan, Ul. 28 Czerwca 1956r. Nr. 135/147, 61-545 Poznan, PolandDepartment of Rehabilitation, University of Medical Sciences of Poznan, Ul. 28 Czerwca 1956r. Nr. 135/147, 61-545 Poznan, PolandDepartment of Pediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Medical Sciences of Poznan, Ul. 28 Czerwca 1956r. Nr. 135/147, 61-545 Poznan, PolandAim. The aim of the work was to study whether wearing a corrective brace by adolescent girls with severe idiopathic scoliosis can influence external shape of the trunk. Methods. Comparison of clinical deformity of two groups of girls matched for age and Cobb angle: group (1) of 23 girls, aged 14.9±1.3 years, Cobb angle 55.0°±6.8°, who refused surgical treatment and have been wearing Chêneau brace for more than 6 months, compared with group (2) of 22 girls, aged 14.1±1.8 years, Cobb angle 59.7°±14.6° never treated with corrective bracing. Clinical deformity was assessed with the Bunnell scoliometer (angle of trunk rotation ATR) and surface topography (posterior trunk symmetry index POTSI and Hump Sum HS). Results. The ATR in the primary curvature was 11.9°±3.4° (5°–18°) in group 1 versus 15.1°±5.6° (6°–25°) in group 2 (P=0.027). The HS was 16.8°±3.8 versus 19.2°±4.6, respectively, P=0.07. The POTSI value did not differ between groups. Conclusion. Girls with Cobb angle above 45 degrees, who have been subjected to brace treatment, revealed smaller clinical deformity of their back comparing to nontreated girls having similar radiological curvatures.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/435158 |
| spellingShingle | Edyta Kinel Tomasz Kotwicki Wanda Stryła Andrzej Szulc Corrective Bracing for Severe Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescence: Influence of Brace on Trunk Morphology The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Corrective Bracing for Severe Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescence: Influence of Brace on Trunk Morphology |
| title_full | Corrective Bracing for Severe Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescence: Influence of Brace on Trunk Morphology |
| title_fullStr | Corrective Bracing for Severe Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescence: Influence of Brace on Trunk Morphology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Corrective Bracing for Severe Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescence: Influence of Brace on Trunk Morphology |
| title_short | Corrective Bracing for Severe Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescence: Influence of Brace on Trunk Morphology |
| title_sort | corrective bracing for severe idiopathic scoliosis in adolescence influence of brace on trunk morphology |
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