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. 2021 May 15;10(10):2145. doi: 10.3390/jcm10102145

Table 6.

Overview of the comparative studies between braces. The studies lightened in bold are the ones included in the meta-analysis.

First Author Year Risk of Bias Sample Size Cobb Angle Skeletal Maturity Type of Brace Brace Timing Follow-Up Definition of Success Rate Success Rate
Minsk [47] 2017 11/24 13 25–40 Risser 0–2 Rigid Rigo- Cheneau Full-time >1 year ≤5°; no need of surgery Spinal surgery: 0%
>6°:31%
93 Boston Spinal surgery: 34%
Hanks [42] 1988 11/24 75 >25 Risser 0–4 Rigid Wilmington Jacket Full-time 1 year after discontinuing brace <10° Full-time 80%
25 Part-time 84%
Katz [43] 2010 11/24 57 25–40 Risser 0–2 Rigid Boston brace Full-time >1 year ≤5° 82% > 12 h
43 Part-time 31% > 7 h
Yrjonen [4] 2006 12/24 36 >25° Risser sign 0–3 Rigid Providence brace Night-time mean 1.8 years ≤5° 72%
36 Rigid Boston brace Full-time 78%
Janicki [48] 2007 10/24 35 25–40 Risser 0–2 Rigid Providence brace Night-time >2 years ≤5° 31%
48 Rigid Custom TLSO Full-time 15%
Ohrt-Nissen [49] 2019 13/24 40 25–40 Risser 0–2 Rigid Providence brace Night-time 2 years ≤5° (primary outcome); curve progression ≥45° 45%
37 Rigid Boston brace Full-time 38%
Weiss [50] 2005 8/24 12 15-30 and >30 for rigid brace Risser sign 0 (one exeption with 1) Tanner 2 or 3 Soft SpineCor Full-time mean 3.5 years ≤5° 8%
10 Rigid Cheneau brace Full-time 80%
Guo [51] 2014 13/24 20 20–30 Risser 0–2 Pre or < 1 year post-menarche Soft SpineCor brace Full-time 2 years after discontinuing brace therapy ≤5° 65%
18 Rigid TLSO Full-time 94%