Prospective study and new concepts based on scoliosis detorsion of the first 225 early in-brace radiological results with the new Lyon brace: ARTbrace.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The symmetrical Lyon brace is a brace, usually used to maintain correction after a plaster cast reduction in the Cotrel's EDF (Elongation-Derotation-Flexion) frame. The new Lyon brace or ARTbrace is an immediate corrective brace based on some of the principles of the plaster cast which are improved due to advances in CAD/CAM technology. The aim of this paper is to describe concepts of this new brace to be not only a replacement of the plaster cast, but also a definitive brace.

Methods

Instead of a plaster cast, three segmental CAD/CAM moulds are made with the instantaneous full 3D raster stereography digitizer (Orten):In self axial elongationIn shift and lumbar lordosisIn shift and thoracic kyphosis A specific software (OrtenShape) makes up the overlay of the thre

SUBMITTER: de Mauroy JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4349706 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature