Bracing in severe skeletally immature adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: does a holding strategy change the surgical plan?

ConclusionsThis is the first study to describe that curve flexibility decreases during bracing in severe AIS. However, this had only a modest impact on the surgical strategy. Bracing as a holding strategy can be applied, but the risk of losing flexibility in the lumbar spine should be outweighed against the risks of premature fusion surgery.
Source: European Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research