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Table 1

From: Two year post-menarche rule for bracing: myth or reality?

Study

Design

Inclusion criteria

Population

Outcome

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

  1. Classical parametric statistics have been used.