Purpose of the study
Materials and methods
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scoliotic patients at our clinic accepted the SpineCor brace and 34 (30 females and 4 males) have already finished the treatment. Assessment of brace effectiveness included percentage of patients who have 5° or less curve progression and the percentage of patients who have 6° or more progression at skeletal maturity. We employed the SRS22 and CAVIDRA questionnaire for the evaluation of patients’ quality of life while using the SpineCor System.
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Results
Success of the treatment (stabilisation or correction) was achieved in 88.3% of patients and only 11.7% had a progression of their Cobb angle. Out of 34 patients, 18 (52.9%) had a correction and 12 (35.3%) had a stabilisation of their initial Cobb.
Conclusions
The SpineCor brace is an effective treatment for the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Even though until now we have a small number of patients treated, the results are extremely promising.
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