Efficacy of Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing Versus Computer-Aided Design and Finite Element Modeling Technologies in Brace Management of Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Narrative Review

• Published in: Asian spine journal Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 271 - 282
• Main Authors: Bidari, Shahrbanoo, Kamyab, Mojtaba, Ghandhari, Hassan, Komeili, Amin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Society of Spine Surgery 01.04.2021; Korean Spine Society; 대한척추외과학회
• Subjects: computer-aided design; computer-aided design and finite element modeling; conventional methods; Data acquisition; Design; Geometry; Manufacturing; Methods; Patients; Posture; Prostheses; Review; Scoliosis; Simulation; Software; spinal braces; spine; Topography; 정형외과학; Spinal braces; Computer-aided design and finite element modeling; Computer-aided design; Scoliosis; Spine; Conventional methods

The efficiency and design quality of scoliosis braces produced by the conventional casting method depends highly on the orthotist’s experience. Recently, advanced engineering techniques have been used with the aim of improving the quality of brace design and associated clinical outcomes. Numerically...