A new brace treatment similar for adolescent scoliosis and kyphosis based on restoration of thoracolumbar lordosis. Radiological and subjective clinical results after at least one year of treatment
| Autor: | Joop Dj Kuit, Monique Roukens, F.B. Thunnissen, Piet J.M. van Loon |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:Diseases of the musculoskeletal system Lordosis Cobb angle business.industry Research Kyphosis Thoracolumbar spine Scoliosis medicine.disease equipment and supplies musculoskeletal system Brace lcsh:RD701-811 lcsh:Orthopedic surgery Radiological weapon Orthopedic surgery medicine Physical therapy Orthopedics and Sports Medicine lcsh:RC925-935 business human activities |
| Zdroj: | Scoliosis Scoliosis, Vol 7, Iss 1, p 19 (2012) |
| ISSN: | 1748-7161 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1748-7161-7-19 |
| Popis: | Study design A prospective treatment study with a new brace was conducted Objective. To evaluate radiological and subjective clinical results after one year conservative brace treatment with pressure onto lordosis at the thoracolumbar joint in children with scoliosis and kyphosis. Summary of background data Conservative brace treatment of adolescent scoliosis is not proven to be effective in terms of lasting correction. Conservative treatment in kyphotic deformities may lead to satisfactory correction. None of the brace or casting techniques is based on sagittal forces only applied at the thoracolumbar spine (TLI= thoracolumbar lordotic intervention). Previously we showed in patients with scoliosis after forced lordosis at the thoracolumbar spine a radiological instantaneous reduction in both coronal curves of double major scoliosis. Methods A consecutive series of 91 children with adolescent scoliosis and kyphosis were treated with a modified symmetric 30 degrees Boston brace to ensure only forced lordosis at the thoracolumbar spine. Scoliosis was defined with a Cobb angle of at least one of the curves [greater than or equal to] 25 degrees and kyphosis with or without a curve Results Before treatment start ‘in brace’ radiographs showed a strong reduction of the Cobb angles in different curves in kyphosis and scoliosis groups (sagittal n = 5 all p < 0.001, pelvic obliquity p < 0.001). After one year of brace treatment in scoliosis and kyphosis group the measurements on radiographs made without brace revealed an improvement in 3 Cobb angles each. Conclusion Conservative treatment using thoracolumbar lordotic intervention in scoliotic and kyphotic deformities in adolescence demonstrates a marked improvement after one year also in clinical and postural criteria. An effect not obtained with current brace techniques. |
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