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Table 1 Papers on the outcome of physiotherapy in patients with scoliosis sorted by age.

From: Physical therapy intervention studies on idiopathic scoliosis-review with the focus on inclusion criteria1

  

Age

Cobb degrees

Risk of Progression

Author

Year

Average

Average

Estimated

Weiss

2003§

10

21

90%

Ducongé

2002

10, 1

15,6

50%

Mollon

1986

10,8

16

50%

Klisic

1985

11

14

35%

Ferraro

1998

11,6

14,9

35%

Rigo

1991

12

19,5

35%

Negrini

2006a

12,4

15,1

15%

Weiss

1997

12,7

27

60%

Weiss

2003$

13

29,5

60%

Mooney

2000

13,1

33,5

85%

Negrini

2006b

13,4

30,9

60%

Stone

1979

13,5

10

0%

den Boer

1999

13,6

26

27%

McIntire

2006

14

29

20%

Otman

2005

14, 1

26,1

5%*

Mamyama

2002

16,3

31,5

25%*

Maruyama

2003a

16,3

33,3

25%*

Weiss

1992

21,6

43

**

  1. As can be seen, only 7 out of 19 samples published at average had a risk of progression exceeding 40% and by this had an indication for treatment (38%). One study had a pre- post design and should be excluded**. Three other papers were with a patient sample that was (nearly) outgrown and would not need any treatment*. The studies by Weiss 2003, Mollon and Rodot 1986 and Ducongé 2002 had a wide range of materials and included also many prepubertal patients not yet at risk. The patient sample from Weiss, Weiss and Petermann (2003) was subdivided into an immature (§) and a more mature sample ($)
  2. (* Patients nearly outgrown/outgrown; ** Patients outgrown/pre-/post intervention study)
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