[Claims and realities of brace treatment : Primary correction of scoliosis in children and adolescents].

CONCLUSIONS: The initial curvature correction of 50% required for effective brace therapy could only be achieved in one third of the patients. On average, the correction was 31%. PMID: 30899990 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30899990?dopt=Abstract

Source: Der Orthopade - March 20, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tsaknakis K, Braunschweig L, Lorenz HM, Hell AK Tags: Orthopade Source Type: research