TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of a thoracolumbosacral orthosis on lateral trunk shift in idiopathic scoliosis
AU - Bassett, George S.
AU - Bunnell, William P.
N1 - SummaryThe effect of the Wilmington brace on lateral trunk shift in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis was studied in 80 patients. With an average follow-up of I year 10 months after completion of brace treatment, improvement was seen in 58% of those patients with thoracic curves, 65% with thoracolumba
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - The effect of the Wilmington brace on lateral trunk shift in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis was studied in 80 patients. With an average follow-up of 1 year 10 months after completion of brace treatment, improvement was seen in 58% of those patients with thoracic curves, 65% with thoracolumbar-lumbar curves, and 88% with double major curves. Lateral trunk shift decreased an average of 0.8 cm in patients with thoracic curves and 1.0 cm in patients with thoracolumbar-lumbar or double major curves. Improvement of existing lateral trunk shift was an additional consideration for instituting brace treatment in idiopathic scoliosis.
AB - The effect of the Wilmington brace on lateral trunk shift in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis was studied in 80 patients. With an average follow-up of 1 year 10 months after completion of brace treatment, improvement was seen in 58% of those patients with thoracic curves, 65% with thoracolumbar-lumbar curves, and 88% with double major curves. Lateral trunk shift decreased an average of 0.8 cm in patients with thoracic curves and 1.0 cm in patients with thoracolumbar-lumbar or double major curves. Improvement of existing lateral trunk shift was an additional consideration for instituting brace treatment in idiopathic scoliosis.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Idiopathic scoliosis
KW - Lateral trunk shift
KW - Thoracolumbosacral orthosis
KW - Wilmington brace
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U2 - 10.1097/01241398-198603000-00012
DO - 10.1097/01241398-198603000-00012
M3 - Article
C2 - 3958173
SN - 0271-6798
VL - 6
SP - 182
EP - 185
JO - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
JF - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
IS - 2
ER -