Bracing in adult with scoliosis: experience in diagnosis and classification from a 15 year prospective study of 739 patients

Abstract

The wide variety of adult scoliosis makes any objective classification difficult. This first approach is intended to specify the best indications of bracing in adulthood.The female ratio is slightly higher than that of the adolescent.The dropout rate is high and justify improvements with adaptation of bracing to adults.All proposed etiological groups are statistically significantly different.