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. 2015 Apr 11;10:12. doi: 10.1186/s13013-015-0036-9

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Case 2: 11 years 3 months girl. The patient had a right convex 26° thoracic scoliosis before treatment (a, b). The angles of thoracic curves were corrected to 17° in hanging position and 13° in brace wear, respectively (c, d). Throughout brace treatment for 6 years and 5 months, her instruction adherence rate remained at only 7.7%, and the Cobb angle progressed to 41° at final follow-up (e, f).