Spinal deformity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis at the end of Chêneau brace treatment
- Authors: Tsaknakis K.1, Braunschweig L.1, Lorenz H.M.1, Hell A.K.1
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Affiliations:
- University Medical Center Goettingen
- Issue: Vol 8, No 3 (2020)
- Pages: 269-274
- Section: Original Study Article
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/turner/article/view/34039
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/PTORS34039
- ID: 34039
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Abstract
Background. Brace treatment is frequently used in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). However, due to different brace models, long-term results on spinal deformity development at the end of Chêneau brace treatment are not often described and differ in results.
Aim. The aim of this work was to analyze clinical and radiological data of AIS patients treated with Chêneau braces from the beginning of treatment until the end of growth and brace therapy in order to define realistic treatment results and expectations in an everyday setting.
Materials and methods. 52 AIS patients with Chêneau brace treatment were followed from the beginning of treatment until the end of growth. Clinical data such as the initial Risser sign, age at treatment, gender, curve patterns and body mass index were analyzed.
Results. At the beginning of brace therapy, the average age was 13.1 years and patients showed a mean scoliotic curve angle of 30.9°. Four months of brace use reduced the scoliotic curve to 20.1°. Nine months after the end of brace treatment and an average treatment duration of 17 months, scoliosis has increased up to 30.3° again. In children with a lower maturity status, the initial scoliotic curve was less than in more mature patients leading to less spinal deformity at the end of treatment. In addition, obese children had less scoliosis correction during brace therapy than normalweight children.
Conclusion. In patients with AIS treated with a Chêneau brace, the initial curvature correction was 35%. Nine months after the end of brace treatment, scoliotic curves identical to the deformities at the beginning of treatment could be observed.
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Konstantinos Tsaknakis
University Medical Center Goettingen
Email: konstantinos.tsaknakis@med.uni-goettingen.de
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7102-5892
MD, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma, Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery
Germany, GoettingenLena Braunschweig
University Medical Center Goettingen
Email: lena.braunschweig@med.uni-goettingen.de
MD, PhD, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma, Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery
Germany, GoettingenHeiko M. Lorenz
University Medical Center Goettingen
Email: heiko.lorenz@med.uni-goettingen.de
MD, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma, Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery
Germany, GoettingenAnna K. Hell
University Medical Center Goettingen
Author for correspondence.
Email: anna.hell@med.uni-goettingen.de
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6655-7130
MD, Pediatric Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma, Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery
Germany, GoettingenReferences
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