Clinical improvement and radiological progression in a girl with early onset scoliosis (EOS) treated conservatively--a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chêneau-Brace treatment of a certain standard reduces the rate of surgery, prevents progression and in a certain patient population leads to marked improvement of Cobb angle and cosmetic appearance. During the last two years a patient refusing surgery with a double major curvature of initially 60 degrees showed a clear cosmetic improvement and a clear radiological progression at the same time. The findings of this patient have been reviewed in order to find out how cosmetic appearance and Cobb angle can develop differently.

Methods

The patient entered conservative treatment at the age of 13 years, premenarchial with Tanner II and a Cobb angle of 60 degrees thoracic and 59 degrees lumbar. The angle of trunk rotation (ATR; Scoliometer) was 13 degrees thoracic and 13

SUBMITTER: Weiss HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1559640 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature