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ArticleSpine deformity2025

Three-dimensional Rigo Cheneau-style brace for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: higher in-brace correction and lower rates of curve progression.

Lisa Bonsignore-Opp, Ritt R Givens, Matan S Malka, Kevin Lu, Rajiv R Iyer, Nicole Bainton, Benjamin D Roye, Michael G Vitale

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  2. Immediate in-brace correction and 1-year radiographic stability after a hybrid textile brace for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: 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 · 2026
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Lisa Bonsignore-OppDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Ritt R GivensDepartment of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 3959 Broadway, CHONY 8N, New York, NY, 10032-3784, USA. givens.ritt@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-1641-9855
Matan S MalkaDepartment of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 3959 Broadway, CHONY 8N, New York, NY, 10032-3784, USA.
Kevin LuDepartment of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 3959 Broadway, CHONY 8N, New York, NY, 10032-3784, USA.
Rajiv R IyerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, 175 N. Medical Drive East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA.
Nicole BaintonDivision of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Benjamin D RoyeDivision of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Michael G VitaleDivision of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeBracing has long been the mainstay of conservative management for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) yet there is little data comparing treatment outcomes among different brace types. The purpose of this study is to compare curve progression and need for surgery between patients treated with Rigo Cheneau-style orthoses (RCSO) that focus on three-dimensional correction and traditional thoracolumbar-sacral orthoses (TLSO).

methodsPatients who began treatment at a single institution with an initial major coronal curve between 20° and 45° and no previous scoliosis treatment were included. Study endpoints were skeletal maturity or definitive fusion surgery. The outcome measures were percent curve correction in-brace, coronal curve progression at study endpoint, major coronal curve progression > 5°, major coronal curve progression > 10°, and progression to surgery.

results89 patients (47 RCSO and 42 TLSO) were included. Traditional TLSO patients had lower mean initial major curve compared to the RCSO cohort (30° vs. 33°, p = 0.021). TLSO patients had lower in-brace curve correction percent (22% vs. 48%, p < 0.001). Fifty-five percent of TLSO patients experienced curve progression of more than 5° compared to 30% of RCSO patients (p = 0.017). Forty-three percent of patients treated with TLSO experienced curve progression of more than 10° compared to only 13% of patients treated with RCSO (p = 0.001). By univariable analysis, there were no differences between TLSO and RCSO in risk of surgery recommended or performed (31% vs 30%, p = 0.905). However, the baseline predicted risk of progression ≥ 45° at initiation of bracing was lower in the TLSO cohort (49.1% vs. 61.5%, p = 0.079).

conclusionsPatients treated with RCSO have a higher in-brace curve correction and lower odds of curve progression compared to patients treated with TLSO.

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BracesScoliosisAdolescentChildConservative TreatmentDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisRigo Cheneau-style orthosesScoliosis bracingThree-dimensional bracing

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