The Effect of Rigid Versus Flexible Spinal Orthosis on the Clinical Efficacy and Acceptance of the Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Abstract

The current study showed that the failure rate of the SpineCor was significantly higher than that of the rigid spinal orthosis, and the patients' acceptance to the SpineCor was comparable to the conventional rigid spinal orthosis.

Bracing scoliosis: The evolution to CAD/CAM for improved in-brace corrections

“…With the variety of brace applications available today, there are different characteristics with varying outcomes. Independent studies have shown that soft braces have no advantage over rigid braces [5][6][7][8] . Rigid braces may be symmetric or asymmetric.…”

Comment on Guo et al. entitled “A prospective randomized controlled study on the treatment outcome of SpineCor brace versus rigid brace for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with follow-up according to the SRS standardized criteria”

“…Evidence of the author's lack of ability and understanding of the SpineCor brace is shown in the patient photo included in the initial publication of the same cohort of patients, where the brace had clearly been fitted incorrectly [2]. The photo provides proof that patients in the trial were not wearing complete braces by showing the absence of the thigh bands.…”

“…We are astonished by the fact that none of the authors of this article, or a previous publication in 2008 showing the initial results of the same cohort of patients [2], received any brace provider training whatsoever. This must produce a strong bias to the results of their study.…”

European Braces for Conservative Scoliosis Treatment

“…The brace applies external corrective forces to the trunk with the aim to halt the curve progression or to correct www.intechopen.com it during growth, [The Scoliosis Research Society Brace Manual, Rigo et al 2006, Grivas et al 2003, Negrini et al2010a or to avoid further progression of an already established pathological curve in adulthood. To achieve these goals, rigid supports or elastic bands can be used [Coillard et al 2003, Wong et al 2008 and braces can be custom-made or prefabricated , Sankar et al 2007, Wong et 2005a, 2005b. The spinal correction is accomplished by the application of mechanical forces with the intention to reduce the pathological compression on given parts of the vertebral column (usually the concave side), while increasing it on others, (usually the convex side).…”