ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2017
Low body mass index can be predictive of bracing failure in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a retrospective study.
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- Predictive factors for brace treatment outcome in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a best-evidence synthesis.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 · 2019Pooled it
- Prevalence and impact of low body mass index on outcomes in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2018Pooled it
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- Global research hotspots and trends in non-surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis over the past three decades: a bibliometric and visualization study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
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- The Prevalence of Scoliosis Screening Positive and Its Influencing Factors: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Zhejiang Province, China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Lack of in-brace x-rays in compliant AIS patients wearing full-time TLSO braces associates with failure.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Article
- Incidence of scoliosis among junior high school students in Zhongshan city, Guangdong and the possible importance of decreased miR-30e expression.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Article
- Long noncoding RNA lncAIS downregulation in mesenchymal stem cells is implicated in the pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Cell death and differentiation · 2019Article
- Bracing In The Treatment Of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Evidence To Date.Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics · 2019Article
- Overweight is not predictive of bracing failure in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: results from a retrospective cohort study.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 · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposesTo determine the relationship between low body mass index (BMI) and the outcome of brace treatment in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).
methods350 braced female AIS patients were included in this study. The baseline characteristics of the patient were recorded at their first visit, including age, Risser sign, digital skeletal age, BMI, curve pattern, and curve magnitude. Underweight was defined as lower than the 5th percentile of the sex- and age-specific BMI. The treatment was considered as a failure if the curve progressed more than 5°, or if patients underwent surgery. According to the final outcome of brace treatment, the cohort was divided into the success group and the failure group. A logistic regression model was created to determine the independent predictors of the bracing outcome.
results24.5% (86/350) of the patients were identified as underweight at their initial visit, which was significantly higher than the rate of 13.1% (46/350) at the final follow-up (p < 0.001). At the initial visit of the patients, the rate of underweight was 17.6% (45/255) in the success group, which was significantly lower than the rate of 43.1% (41/95) in the failure group (p < 0.001). Logistic regression analysis showed that low BMI was significantly associated with bracing failure (p < 0.001).
conclusionThe low BMI could be predictive of bracing failure in AIS patients, which should be taken into account when surgeons prescribe brace treatment to such patients.
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