ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2026
Immediate in-brace correction and 1-year radiographic stability after a hybrid textile brace for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a retrospective cohort study.
Article 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, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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purposeThe Spinamic
methodsThis retrospective study analyzed data from participants aged 9-17 years, diagnosed with AIS. Pre-brace standing and supine radiographs were used to assess curve flexibility. In-brace standing radiographs were taken on the day of application. Follow-ups at 6 months and 1 year recorded Cobb angles.
resultsAmong 108 patients (82 girls and 26 boys), 75 were followed for 6 months and 58 for 1 year. The mean age at brace application was 13.4 ± 1.7 years, and the mean Risser grade was 2.8 ± 1.5. The mean Cobb angles of the primary curve were 24.7 ± 9.6° (supine) and 32.7 ± 10.3° (standing), indicating a degree of flexibility component averaging 8.1 ± 4.8°, corresponding to 25.4 ± 14.3% of standing scoliosis angle. Immediate correction of the flexible component averaged 68.6 ± 34.7%. At 6 months, 14.7% showed improvement, 69.3% stabilization, and 16.0% progression. At 1 year, 17.2% of evaluable patients showed improvement and 51.7% stabilization, while 31.0% demonstrated progression exceeding 5°. Flexibility was significantly associated with immediate in-brace correction (r = 0.39, p < 0.001).
conclusionThe hybrid textile brace was associated with significant immediate radiographic correction, particularly in flexible curves. Baseline flexibility is informative in anticipating the immediate corrective response, whereas the uncontrolled design precludes conclusions regarding long-term clinical effectiveness.
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