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Table 1 Characteristic of the two studied groups

From: In defense of adolescents: They really do use braces for the hours prescribed, if good help is provided. Results from a prospective everyday clinic cohort using thermobrace

  

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

1822 h/day

7

4

817 h/day

7

10

  1. Characteristic of the two studied groups. NS: not significant; NA: not applicable. *: only one patient.