Providence nighttime brace is as effective as fulltime Boston brace for female patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A retrospective analysis of a randomized cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Progressive moderate scoliotic curves in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) are usually treated with a fulltime brace, e.g., the Boston brace (BB). The Providence nighttime brace (PNB), is an alternative which is designed to reach the same treatment effectiveness by nighttime wear only. Few studies compared treatment effectiveness between full and nighttime bracing with contradictory results.

Methods

Immature female patients older than 10 years with progressive moderate AIS curves with an apex below T6 were randomized into PNB (n=62) or BB (n=49) treatment. Inclusion criteria were AIS, age ≥ 10 years, no previous treatment, main curve Cobb angle 20°-40° and skeletal immaturity. The increase of the main curve by > 5° of Cobb angle at

SUBMITTER: Capek V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9706154 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature