From: Two year post-menarche rule for bracing: myth or reality?
Study | Design | Inclusion criteria | Population | Outcome |
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1 | Cross-sectional | All FISP with an x-ray at 2YPM | 1102 patients Age 13.0±1.8 29.4±12.4° Cobb | European Risser staging |
2 | Prospective | All FISP followed-up from Menarche to end of growth (Risser 5 or twice Risser 4 in 12 months) | 263 patients Age 13.1±1.1 35.2±11.1° Cobb | Height growth |
3 | Prospective | All FISP with at least two x-rays after 2YPM | 902 patients with 2110 x-rays Age 15.0±1.1 31.8±12.4° Cobb | Progression |
4 | Prospective | All FISP braced after Menarche followed-up to the end of growth | 230 patients Age 13.6±1.7 34.1±10.3° Cobb | Results of bracing |