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. 2011 May;2(2):25–34. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1267102

Table 2. Subject characteristics of studies evaluating brace treatment versus observation for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis.

	Bracing, N = 231				Observation, N = 244
Outcomes	Studies, n	Patients, n	Results, mean	Results, range	Studies, n	Patients, n	Results, mean	Results, range
Surgical rates	3⁶^,⁷^,¹⁰	120	23%	0%–42%	3⁶^,⁷^,¹⁰	115	21%	0%–38%
Failure rates^*	1⁵	111	15%	15%	1⁵	129	45%	45%

^*

Defined as an increase in the curve of at least 6°, demonstrated on two consecutive x-rays.