Abstract
This study was undertaken to determine the impact of spinal bracing on curve pattern and the rate of progression of neuromuscular scoliosis in children with cerebral palsy. Twenty-one patients were treated with a Wilmington custom-molded orthosis with 23 h a day brace wear for a mean bracing period of 67 months (range, 22-173). Twenty-two patients had a similar follow-up to spinal fusion but had no bracewear. Patients who were braced had a scoliosis that reached a magnitude of 50 degrees at a mean 12.5 years, compared with a mean age of 14 years for those who were not braced (p > 0.05). Spinal orthotics had no impact on scoliosis curve, shape, or rate of progression in spastic quadriplegic patients who were followed-up on fusion. Apical vertebral rotation > 2 (Nash and Moe criteria) is an indicator of impending rapid progression of the scoliosis curve.
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