Patients at first brace prescription | Patients already braced | P | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 48 | 20 | - | |
Age | 14.06 ± 1.12 | 14.06 ± 2.09 | NS | |
Gender | Males | 10 | 5 | NS |
Females | 38 | 15 | ||
Cobb pre-bracing | Average | 36.8 ± 10.6 | 32.7 ± 10.4 | NA |
Proximal thoracic | 28.5 ± 12.1 | 19.0* | ||
Thoracic | 40.3 ± 10.3 | 36.3 ± 16.5 | ||
Thoraco-lumbar | 36.2 ± 11.2 | 31.7 ± 6.7 | ||
Lumbar | 30.7 ± 14.2 | 44.0 ± 19.7 | ||
Cobb at evaluation | Average | 30.3 ± 4.0 | 31.6 ± 15.2 | NA |
Proximal thoracic | 23.8 ± 7.3 | 19.3* | ||
Thoracic | 34.0 ± 12.6 | 34.4 ± 15.7 | ||
Thoraco-lumbar | 30.6 ± 9.8 | 23.0 ± 10.8 | ||
Lumbar | 30.1 ± 18.2 | 36.4 ± 15.3 | ||
Risser test pre-bracing | 1.9 ± 1.9 | 0 ± 1.22 | <0.05 | |
Risser test at start of this study | 2.6 ± 1.3 | 1.2 ± 1.5 | NS | |
Curve type | Single thoracic | 11 | 1 | NA |
Single thoracolumbar | 2 | 0 | ||
Single lumbar | 2 | 1 | ||
Double thoracic-lumbar | 17 | 8 | ||
Moe | 8 | 6 | ||
Others | 8 | 4 | ||
Brace prescribed | Sforzesco | 42 | 16 | NS |
Sibilla | 3 | 4 | ||
Lapadula | 3 | 0 | ||
Hours prescribed | 23 h/day | 35 | 7 | <0.05 |
18–22 h/day | 7 | 4 | ||
8–17 h/day | 7 | 10 |