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Comparative Study
. 2006 Jul;15(7):1139-43.
doi: 10.1007/s00586-005-0049-9. Epub 2006 Jan 21.

Effectiveness of the Providence nighttime bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a comparative study of 36 female patients

Timo Yrjönen  1 , Mauno Ylikoski, Dietrich Schlenzka, Riitta Kinnunen, Mikko Poussa
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Comparative Study

Effectiveness of the Providence nighttime bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a comparative study of 36 female patients

Timo Yrjönen et al. Eur Spine J. 2006 Jul.

Abstract

The aim of the study was to assess the results of treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) with the Providence nighttime brace at 1.8 years after discontinuation of bracing. A total of 36 consecutive female patients with an average Cobb angle of 28.4 degrees and an apex below T 10 were studied prospectively. For comparisons, 36 matched patients treated with the Boston full-time brace were studied retrospectively. With the Providence night brace an average of 92% for brace correction of the primary curve was achieved and during follow-up progression of the curve >5 degrees occurred in 27% of the patients. In the control group of the Boston full-time brace patients, brace correction was 50% and the progression of the major curve occurred in 22% of the patients. We conclude that the Providence night brace may be recommended for the treatment of AIS with curves less than 35 degrees in lumbar and thoracolumbar cases.

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The Providence night brace
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A patient wearing the Providence night brace and lying on her right side. A view from front
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A 12-year-old girl. On the left standing postero-anterior radiograph before bracing. On the right prone radiograph in the Providence brace
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