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Braces for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents. A cochrane review

2010; BioMed Central; Volume: 5; Issue: S1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/1748-7161-5-s1-o58

1748-7161

Stefano Négrini, Silvia Minozzi, Josette Bettany‐Saltikov, Fabio Zaina, Nachiappan Chockalingam, Theodoros B Grivas, Tomasz Kotwicki, Toru Maruyama, Michele Romano, Elias Vasiliadis,

Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine. While AIS can progress during growth and cause a surface deformity, it is usually not symptomatic. However, in adulthood, if the final spinal curvature surpasses a certain critical threshold, the risk of health problems and curve progression is increased. Braces are traditionally recommended to stop curvature progression in some countries and criticized in others. They generally need to be worn full time, with treatment extending over years. Our pur pose was to evaluate the efficacy of bracing in adolescent patients with AIS.