Table 4 Clinical and radiographic results.
Cobb degrees | Angle of Trunk Rotation (ATR) | Aesthetic Index (AI) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sub-groups | Av | Av | I | U | W | Av | I | U | W | |
Total braced | -7.3 (8.4) * | -3.4 (3.9) * | 35% | 65% | 0 | -1.6 (1.8) * | 45% | 52% | 3% | |
Exercises | +1.5 (0.7) | 2.0§ | 0 | 100% | 0 | -1§ | 0 | 100% | 0 | |
Curvature type | Thoracic | -6.3 (13.0) | -2.4 (4.4) | 43% | 57% | 0 | -2.2 (1.9) * | 55% | 45% | 0 |
Thoracolumbar | -8.8 (7.0) * | -8.1 (2.0) * | 100% | 0 | 0 | -1.0 (2.0) | 25% | 75% | 0 | |
Lumbar | -10.4 (3.7) * | -2.5 (3.6) * | 18% | 82% | 0 | -1.0 (1.7) | 42% | 50% | 8% | |
Double major | -2.8 (5.3) | -3.1 (2.5) * | 33% | 67% | 0 | -1.7 (1.6) | 50% | 50% | 0 | |
Magnitude of curvature | 25-30 | -5.6 (7.6) * | -2.5 (3.9) * | 31% | 69% | 0 | -1.2 (1.9) * | 41% | 53% | 6% |
31-35 | -9.7 (10.1) * | -4.1 (4.3) * | 40% | 60% | 0 | -2.3 (1.6) * | 60% | 40% | 0 | |
36-40 | -6.3 (7.4) * | -4.1 (3.4) * | 40% | 60% | 0 | -1.1 (1.4) | 33% | 67% | 0 | |
Skeletal maturity | Risser 0 | -6.6 (9.6) * | -3.3 (3.9) * | 26% | 74% | 0 | -1.6 (2.1) * | 45% | 50% | 5% |
Risser 1 | -4.0 (5.7) | -3.6 (3.5) | 33% | 67% | 0 | -1.5 (1.8) | 40% | 60% | 0 | |
Risser 2 | -9.7 (6.0) * | -2.9 (4.6) | 50% | 50% | 0 | -1.4 (1.0) * | 50% | 50% | 0 | |
Treatment | Risser cast | -15.0 (26.9) | -2.5§ | 0 | 100% | 0 | -5§ | 100% | 0 | 0 |
Brace 23 hours/day | -6.4 (9.8) * | -4.2 (3.5) * | 33% | 67% | 0 | -1.5 (1.7) * | 33% | 67% | 0 | |
Brace 21 hours/day | -7.5 (6.4) * | -2.7 (4.5) * | 38% | 62% | 0 | -1.2 (1.8) * | 50% | 44 | 6% | |
Brace 18 hours/day | -6.6 (5.4) * | -4.8 (2.0) | 50% | 50% | 0 | -2.2 (1.9) | 67% | 33% | 0 | |
Exercises | +1.5 (0.7) | 2.0§ | 0 | 100% | 0 | -1§ | 0 | 100% | 0 | |