Discontinuation of brace treatment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Brace treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is usually prescribed for 20-40° curves in patients with growth potential. The aim is to reduce the risk of curve progression during growth and to avoid the curve reaching a surgical threshold. Having as small a curve as possible at skeletal maturity will reduce the risk of curve progression during adult life. While evidence exists for brace treatment in AIS, there is disagreement on how and when to discontinue bracing. The purpose of this review was to investigate what criteria have been reported for initiating brace cessation and published weaning protocols and to look at estimates of the number of patients that may progress > 5 degrees after the end of growth.

Methods

This scoping review summarizes existing

SUBMITTER: Swaby L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11343946 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature