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. 2021 Aug 30;10(17):3915.
doi: 10.3390/jcm10173915.

The ISJ 3D Brace, a Providence Brace Evolution, as a Surgery Prevention Method in Idiopathic Scoliosis

Luis González Vicente  1 , María Jiménez Barrios  2 , Josefa González-Santos  2 , Mirian Santamaría-Peláez  2 , Raúl Soto-Cámara  2 , Juan Mielgo-Ayuso  2 , Diego Fernández-Lázaro  3   4 , Jerónimo J González-Bernal  2
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The ISJ 3D Brace, a Providence Brace Evolution, as a Surgery Prevention Method in Idiopathic Scoliosis

Luis González Vicente et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Background: The high incidence of idiopathic scoliosis worldwide as well as the serious health problems it can cause in adulthood, make it necessary to seek effective treatments to prevent the progression of the disease to more aggressive treatments such as surgery and improve patients' quality of life. The use of night braces, besides a less severe influence on the patient's quality of life, is effective in stopping the progression of the curve in idiopathic scoliosis.

Methods: A longitudinal study was performed with an experimental population of 108 participants who attended orthotic treatment at the University Hospital of Barcelona, with ages between 4 and 15 years old, with a main curvature greater than 25 degrees and a Risser between 0 and 3. The participants received treatment with Providence ISJ-3D night braces until their pubertal change (mean duration of 2.78 years for males and 1.97 years for females).

Results: The implementation of night-time orthotic treatment in children with idiopathic scoliosis is effective in slowing the progression of the curve and in the prevention of more aggressive treatments such as surgery, maintaining the patient's quality of life.

Conclusions: The use of night braces is efficacious in the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis, although new studies including more sociodemographic data as well as curves from 20 degrees of progression are necessary.

Keywords: idiopathic scoliosis; nighttime orthotic treatment; quality of life; surgery.

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X-ray of the 14 participants who required surgery.
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X-ray of the 14 participants who required surgery.
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