Conservative treatment of main thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Full-time or nighttime bracing?

Purpose: To compare treatment efficacy between the Boston full-time brace and the Providence part-time brace in main thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Methods: Patients were treated with either the Boston brace ( n = 37) or the Providence brace ( n = 40). Inclusion criteria were Risser...

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Main Authors: Søren Ohrt-Nissen, Markus Lastikka, Thomas Borbjerg Andersen, Ilkka Helenius, Martin Gehrchen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499019860017