Scoliosis
ORAL PRESENTATION
Open Access
A retrospective study of twenty-three adults treated for scoliosis using the Spinecor Orthosis
Gary Deutchman*, Marc Lamantia, Joseph Indelacato and
Marianna Raykhman
Address: The Scoliosis Care Foundation, 1085 Park Ave, Suite 1E, New York, NY 10128, USA
Email: Gary Deutchman* - info@scoliosiscare.org
* Corresponding author
from 4th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities
Boston, MA, USA. 13–16 May 2007
Published: 12 October 2007
Scoliosis 2007, 2(Suppl 1):S23 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-S1-S23
This abstract is available from: http://www.scoliosisjournal.com/content/2/S1/S23
© 2007 Deutchman et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Objective
To determine if non-surgical treatment using the Spinecor
brace can effectively reduce adult scoliosis curvature magnitude.
Study design
Twenty-three adults between the ages eighteen and sixty five years, seeking treatment for adolescent onset idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) were fitted with the Spinecor Orthosis [1] after being exposed to an anterior-posterior (AP) full spine and lateral full spine radiograph, with a minimum of three months between exposures and a maximum of one year. Measurements of the radiographs were performed using a digital inclinometer in order to reduce error and all projections were exposed without the orthosis.
Results
Patients were separated into three groups based on curvature
location: Thoracic (T), Thoracolumbar (TL) and Lumbar
(L). T-tests were performed using the initial and follow-up Cobb measurements of AP radiographs for each of the three groups. The maximum (T) reduced from 94 degrees to 77 degrees (-12.2%) following a minimum of three months of treatment. The maximum (TL) measurement reduced from 31 degrees to 23 degrees (-13.4%),
and the (L) minimum reduced from 17 degrees to 11.1
degrees (-15.3%). The patients in the "Thoracic" group (n
= 20) had a mean average change of -5.27 degrees. The
"Thoracolumbar" group (n = 3) had a mean average change of -6.0 degrees. The Lumbar group (n = 15) had a mean average change of -4.40 degrees.
Conclusion
These findings suggest the use of a flexible strapping orthosis (Spinecor) is an effective tool in the management of adult scoliosis. Long term studies are necessary to determine the sustainability of these early positive results.
References
- Coillard C, Leroux MA, Badeaux J, Rivard CH: SPINECOR: a new
therapeutic approach for idiopathic scoliosis. Stud Health Technol Inform 2002, 88:215-217.
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