Observational studyEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2013
Chêneau brace for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: long-term results. Can it prevent surgery?
Observational study in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- A comparison between Boston brace and European braces in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients: a systematic review based on the standardised Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) inclusion criteria for brace treatment.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluation of the efficiency of the Chêneau brace on scoliosis deformity : A systematic review of the literature.Der Orthopade · 2018Pooled it
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- Cobb angle outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curves above the seventh/eighth thoracic vertebrae: A comparison of Milwaukee and Chêneau bracing techniques.North American Spine Society journal · 2026Article
- Mechanical Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Front-Push Orthopedic Brace: Compressive-Shear Force Characterization Under Controlled Misalignment.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Toward a Dynamic Follow-Up Protocol in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Six-Month Out-of-Brace Evaluation as the Key Predictor of Treatment Success.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Could Novel Spinal Braces with Flexibility, Robotic Components, and Individualized Design Generate Sufficient Biomechanical Treatment Efficacy in Patients with Scoliosis?Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Evaluation of Primary Correction and Its Influencing Factors in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis After Treatment with the Charleston Bending Brace as the Sole Intervention.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Bracing and non-surgical management of scoliosis in Canada: Early detection, access inequities, and the need for interdisciplinary reform.Canadian prosthetics & orthotics journal · 2025Article
- Effect of different corrective force directions applied by spinal orthoses on the patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Predictive Parameters for Chêneau Brace Efficacy in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.Global spine journal · 2024Article
- Results of Gensingen Bracing in Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Feasibility Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2024Article
- Spinal Orthosis in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An Overview of the Braces Provided by the National Health Service in Italy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- The Efficacy of Trunk Bracing With an Instrumented Corrective Exercise on Spinal Deformity, Pulmonary Function, Trunk Muscle Endurance, and Quality of Life in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Protocol for a Parallel Groups Clinical Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Outcome of Conservative Therapy of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) with Chêneau-Brace.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Actuator and Contact Force Modeling of an Active Soft Brace for Scoliosis.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The ISJ 3D Brace, a Providence Brace Evolution, as a Surgery Prevention Method in Idiopathic Scoliosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Brace treatment for patients with scoliosis: State of the art.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2021Article
- Spinal Deformities and Advancement in Corrective Orthoses.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- [Claims and realities of brace treatment : Primary correction of scoliosis in children and adolescents].Der Orthopade · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Chêneau brace in the management of idiopathic scoliosis.
methodsThis is a retrospective observational study according to SOSORT and SRS (Scoliosis Research Society) recommendations involving 48 girls with documented progressive idiopathic scoliosis, treated with Chêneau brace. A statistical analysis was performed with STATA MP11.2 to validate the obtained results.
resultsNo patient needed surgery. The average curve angle measured in Cobb degrees passed from 27° ± 6.7° at the beginning (T0), to 7.6° ± 7.4° in brace (T1) (72 % of correction), to 8.5° ± 8.6° (69 % of correction) at the end of treatment (T2), to 11.0° ± 7.4° (59.3 % of correction) at final follow-up (mean 5 years and 5 months) (T3).
conclusionConservative treatment with Chêneau brace and physiotherapy was effective in our hands for halting scoliosis progression in 100 % of patients.
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