Table VI. —Literature review about brace treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with large curves (>40°).
| Authors | N. (Female/male) |
Age (years) | Risser stages | Curve magnitude (range) | Successful rates* | Curve change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (°) | Follow-up (°) | ||||||
| Negrini et al.18 | 28 (24, 4) | 14.2 | 0-4 | 49.4 (45-58) | 40.15 | 93% | 1 (4%) progress 7 (25%) stabilize 20 (71%) improve |
| Lusini et al.19 | 34 | 15.25 | 0-4 | 52.5 (45-93) | 42.1 | 82.4% | 8 (24%) progress 5 (15%) stabilize 21 (62%) improve |
| Zhu et al.20 | 54 (45, 9) | 13.7 | 0-3 | 43.4 (40-50) | 43.7 | 35.2% | 35 (65%) progress 12 (22%) stabilize 7 (13%) improve |
| Verhofste et al.21 | 100 (85, 15) | 11.8 | 0-4 | 45 (40-59) | 53 | 42% | 57 (57%) progress 32 (32%) stabilize 11 (11%) improve |
| Aulisa et al.22 | 104 (96, 8) | 12.88 | 0-4 | 47.02 (>40) | 34.19 | 84.6% | 9 (9%) progress 14 (13%) stabilize 81 (78%) improve |
| Razeghinezhad et al.23 | 60 (53, 7) | 12.63 | 0-2 | 44.93 (40-55) | 47.29 | 48.3% | 34 (57%) progress 15 (25%) stabilize 11 (18%) improve |
| This study | 77 (68, 9) | 12.70 | 0-3 | 47.40 (40-60) | 38.56 | 83% | 4 (5%) progress 23 (30%) stabilize 50 (65%) improve |
*Drop-outs were excluded. Successful outcome means avoiding surgery or curve <50° at last.