A comparison between the Boston brace and the Charleston ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由DEKatz著作·1997·被引用211次—AcomparisonbetweentheBostonbraceandtheCharlestonbendingbraceinadolescentidiopathicscoliosis.Spine(PhilaPa1976).1997Jun15 ...

Study design: The authors studied 319 patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated at the same institution with either a Boston brace or a Charleston bending brace.

Objectives: To determine if both orthoses are equally effective in stopping curve progression and preventing the need for surgical correction.

Summary of background data: Early reports suggest that the Charleston brace may be comparable to the Boston brace in its effectiveness and that both braces positively influence the natural history of idiopathic scoliosis.

Methods: Skeletally immature (Risser 0, 1, or 2) patients with idiopathic scoliosis who were 10 years old or older at the time of brace prescription, had curves from 25 degrees to 45 degrees, and had no prior treatment were studied retrospectively. All measurements were collected by a single observer, and all patients were followed up to...