Coronal Deformity Angular Ratio May Serve as A Valuable Parameter to Predict In-brace Correction in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

In-brace correction (IBC) plays an important role in curve progression of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) under brace treatment. We evaluated the coronal deformity angular ratio (C-DAR) as a potential predictor of IBC. Based on our experience, we postulated that a high C-DAR may result in low IBC. This relationship had not been previously studied.
Source: The Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Clinical Study Source Type: research