Table 7 Strength of treatments scheme (STS) (strength of evidence V–strength of recommendation B): it reports all the possible treatments that can be proposed for idiopathic scoliosis graduated from the less to the most demanding (both in terms of burden on
Low | Moderate | Severe | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | ||
Infantile | Obs3 | Obs3 | Obs3 | TTRB | TTRB | Su | |
Juvenile | Obs3 | PSSE | PSSE | FTRB | HTRB | Su | |
Adolescent | Risser 0 | Obs6 | SSB | HTRB | FTRB | TTRB | Su |
Risser 1 | Obs6 | SSB | PSSE | FTRB | FTRB | Su | |
Risser 2 | Obs6 | SSB | PSSE | FTRB | FTRB | Su | |
Risser 3 | Obs6 | SSB | PSSE | FTRB | FTRB | Su | |
Risser 4 | Obs12 | SIR | PSSE | FTRB | FTRB | Su | |
Adult up to 25 y | Nothing | PSSE | Obs12 | SIR | Obs6 | Su | |
Adult | No Pain | Nothing | PSSE | PSSE | SIR | Obs12 | HTRB |
Pain | PSSE | SSB | PSSE | HTRB | PSSE | Su | |
Elderly | No Pain | Nothing | PSSE | Obs36 | PSSE | Obs12 | HTRB |
Pain | PSSE | SSB | PSSE | HTRB | PSSE | Su | |
trunk decompensation | Obs6 | SSB | PSSE | PTRB | PSSE | Su | |