A comparison between the Boston brace and the Charleston bending brace in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 22; no. 12; p. 1302
• Main Authors: Katz, D E, Richards, B S, Browne, R H, Herring, J A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.06.1997
• Subjects: Adolescent; Braces; Case-Control Studies; Child; Disease Progression; Equipment Design; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Retrospective Studies; Scoliosis - epidemiology; Scoliosis - therapy; Sex Factors; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

The authors studied 319 patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated at the same institution with either a Boston brace or a Charleston bending brace. To determine if both orthoses are equally effective in stopping curve progression and preventing the need for surgical correction. Early rep...