Effectiveness of the Charleston bending brace in the treatment ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由RGepstein著作·2002·被引用103次—ThepurposeofthisstudywastodeterminetheeffectivenessoftheCharlestonbendingbracewhencomparedwiththethoracolumbosacralorthosis(TLSOor ...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Charleston bending brace when compared with the thoracolumbosacral orthosis (TLSO or Boston) brace in the treatment of single-curve adolescent-type idiopathic scoliosis. The Charleston and TLSO braces were applied for approximately 8 nighttime hours and 18 to 22 hours per day, respectively. Treatment success was defined as improvement of curve deterioration with <5 degrees progression from the start of brace therapy until the conclusion of treatment, as well as the absence for the need to perform corrective surgery. The success rates were determined by Risser stage, initial angle, type of curvature, and sex of the patient. In addition, the success rate of the Charleston brace was assessed by analyzing the degree of initial correction. One hundred twenty-two patients (94 girls, 28 boys) were studied. Eighty-five patients were treated with the Char...