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Table 1 Protocol of the Lyon Brace

From: "Brace Technology" Thematic Series - The Lyon approach to the conservative treatment of scoliosis

Cobb Magnitude

Nb and time in the plaster cast

Wearing of the Lyon brace

Time to begin Weaning

< 30°

1 cast -1 month

nightly

End of height growth

30-40°

2 casts - 1 month each

After school 16 h/24

1 year after the end of height growth

> 40°

2 casts - 2 months each

23 h/24

2 years after the end of height growth

  1. The protocol depends on the angle of the scoliosis