11/06/2025
Spine Deformity Journal Article Spotlight! 🔦🌟
Topic: Bracing in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
▫️Findings 1: Males demonstrated significantly lower brace adherence than females, with an average difference of 16% (p=0.035)
▫️Findings 2: Older age at the pre-brace visit was a significant predictor of curve progression. Each one-year increase in age was associated with a three-degree increase in curve magnitude at the 24-month follow-up (p=0.006)
▫️Findings 3: In this cohort, other factors like race, ethnicity, median household income, and insurance type were not found to be significantly associated with either adherence or curve progression
Conclusion: Despite adherence declining to 64% by 24 months, the average curve magnitude for the cohort remained stable and within the criteria for bracing success
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