Table 2.
Comparative data between part and full time braced patients at baseline, short and long-term follow-up
| Mode of application | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part Time | Full Time | p value | ||
| Baseline characteristics at brace application | ||||
| Index age of first time applicationa | 13.24 (±1.9) | 13.19 (±1.49) | 0.55c | |
| Onset of menstruationa | 12.52 (±0.95) | 12.48(±1.17) | 0.70c | |
| Curve magnitude (Cobb angle/ out of brace)a | 28.71 (±9.02) | 27.86 (±8.58) | 0.84c | |
| Curve typeb | Thoracic | 12 (34.3) | 18 (42.9) | 0.38d |
| Thoracolumbar | 12 (34.3) | 9 (21.4) | ||
| Lumbar | 2 (5.7) | 6 (14.3) | ||
| Double primary | 9 (25.7) | 9 (21.4) | ||
| Rotation of the apical vertebra (Perdriolle score)a | 15.09 (±6.9) | 13.69 (±6.48) | 0.40c | |
| Curve magnitude (Cobb angle/ in-brace correction) after first brace applicationa | 18.2 (±8.46) | 16.55 (±9.9) | 0.32c | |
| Initial curve correction after brace applicationa | −10.17 (±7.36) | −11.31 (±5.8) | 0.65c | |
| Short Term Follow Up (post bracing) | ||||
| Age at brace removala | 16.07 (±1.09) | 15.8 (±1.34) | 0.40c | |
| Duration of brace applicationa | 2.82 (±1.59) | 2.61 (±0.97) | 0.95c | |
| Curve magnitude (Cobb angle/ out of brace) at brace removala | 20.43 (±10.3) | 22.55 (±13.03) | 0.51c | |
| Curve correction at brace removal compared with pre-brace anglea | −8.26 (±9.58) | −5.31 (±9.34) | 0.09c | |
| Long Term Follow Up ( 25 years post bracing) | ||||
| Time since brace removala | 24.95 (±2.45) | 25.34 (±2.89) | 0.10c | |
| Curve magnitude (Cobb angle) at Long Term Follow Upa | 24.37 (±12.4) | 26.4 (±15.08) | 0.58c | |
| Type of main scoliotic curveb | Single thoracic | 11 (31.4) | 14 (33.3) | 0.88d |
| Double Thoracic | 2 (5.7) | 3 (7.1) | ||
| Double Major | 8 (22.9) | 12 (28.6) | ||
| Triple major | 3 (8.6) | 2 (4.8) | ||
| Thoracolumbar | 8 (22.9) | 6 (14.3) | ||
| Lumbar | 3 (8.6) | 5 (11.9) | ||
| Rotation of the apical vertebra (Perdriolle score)a | 13.66 (±9.03) | 14.86 (±9.01) | 0.52c | |
| Loss of main curve correction from brace removal to Long Term Follow Upa | 3.94 (±6.43) | 3.86 (±6.98) | 0.87c | |
| Loss of correction > 5 degreesb | 10 (28.6) | 17 (40.5) | 0.27d | |
aThe values are given as the mean with the standard deviation in parentheses
bThe values are given as raw numbers with the percentages in parentheses
cTest performed using Mann–Whitney test
dTest performed using x2 test