An early stage brace wear pattern during daily activities for AIS

E Lou,D Hill,J Mahood,D Hedden,J Raso,M Moreau

doi:10.1186/1748-7161-4-s2-o35

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Abstract

Method The brace compliance monitoring system was used to monitor how new brace subjects used their braces during first 4 months. Six AIS subjects (5 F, 1 M), between 10 and 13 years old (12.3 + 1.0 years), prescribed TLSO with full time wear (22 hours per day) were monitored starting at the beginning of their brace treatment. The Cobb angles were measured at the initial visit, 4 weeks after the final brace fitting (in-brace) and the first follow-up visit (outof-brace) approximately 4 months after initiation. The force average relative to the prescribed tightness level (set as 1.0) and the monthly force comparison were reported. The average wear time and monthly wearing pattern were calculated.

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The efficacy of brace treatment for children with AIS has been hampered by the lack of comprehensive information about wear characteristics
Our group developed a reliable brace compliance monitoring system to measure and record the temporal profile of the loads on the pressure pad imposed on the trunk during daily living
The Cobb angles were measured at the initial visit, 4 weeks after the final brace fitting and the first follow-up visit approximately 4 months after initiation

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The efficacy of brace treatment for children with AIS has been hampered by the lack of comprehensive information about wear characteristics. An early stage brace wear pattern during daily activities for AIS E Lou*1, D Hill1, J Raso1, M Moreau2, J Mahood2 and D Hedden1 Email: E Lou* - edmond.lou@capitalhealth.ca * Corresponding author from 6th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities Lyon, France.

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