Mohammad Reza Etemadifar1, Masoud Mahdinezhad Yazdi2. 1. Associate Professor of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan, Iran. 2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Kyphosis treatment aims to prevent curve progression and deformity correction. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term beneficial effects of Kyphologic brace treatments in patients with Scheuermann kyphosis. METHODS: This retrospective case series study was performed on patients with Scheuermann kyphosis treated with a Kyphologic brace from 2013-2020. Demographic data, including age, gender, and duration of treatments, were extracted. Mean kyphosis angles before, one month and 1 year after treatments were collected. Patients were followed for at least 18 months after treatments. The location of kyphosis apex was also noted and classified into the following groups: upper thoracic, mid thoracic, lower thoracic, and thoracolumbar. RESULTS: 48 patients with Scheuermann kyphosis enrolled in the present study. The mean age of the patients was 12.95 ± 1.4 years. The average follow-up time in this study was 23.02 ± 11.8 months. The mean kyphosis angle before treatments was 63.66 ± 9.51°, which decreased significantly after one month (to 43.33 ± 8.7°) and after 1 year (to 37.6 ± 9.4°) of treatments with Kyphologic brace compared to before treatments (P < 0.001). The most common location of kyphosis apex was in mid-thoracic with 77% frequency. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, we showed that using a Kyphologic brace was associated with a significant reduction in kyphosis angle in patients. Our results emphasized the effectiveness of this brace in patients with Scheuermann kyphosis. IJPPP
INTRODUCTION: Kyphosis treatment aims to prevent curve progression and deformity correction. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term beneficial effects of Kyphologic brace treatments in patients with Scheuermann kyphosis. METHODS: This retrospective case series study was performed on patients with Scheuermann kyphosis treated with a Kyphologic brace from 2013-2020. Demographic data, including age, gender, and duration of treatments, were extracted. Mean kyphosis angles before, one month and 1 year after treatments were collected. Patients were followed for at least 18 months after treatments. The location of kyphosis apex was also noted and classified into the following groups: upper thoracic, mid thoracic, lower thoracic, and thoracolumbar. RESULTS: 48 patients with Scheuermann kyphosis enrolled in the present study. The mean age of the patients was 12.95 ± 1.4 years. The average follow-up time in this study was 23.02 ± 11.8 months. The mean kyphosis angle before treatments was 63.66 ± 9.51°, which decreased significantly after one month (to 43.33 ± 8.7°) and after 1 year (to 37.6 ± 9.4°) of treatments with Kyphologic brace compared to before treatments (P < 0.001). The most common location of kyphosis apex was in mid-thoracic with 77% frequency. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, we showed that using a Kyphologic brace was associated with a significant reduction in kyphosis angle in patients. Our results emphasized the effectiveness of this brace in patients with Scheuermann kyphosis. IJPPP
Authors: Panayiotis J Papagelopoulos; Andreas F Mavrogenis; Olga D Savvidou; Evanthia A Mitsiokapa; George S Themistocleous; Panayotis N Soucacos Journal: Orthopedics Date: 2008-01 Impact factor: 1.390
Authors: Baron S Lonner; Stefan Parent; Suken A Shah; Paul Sponseller; Burt Yaszay; Amer F Samdani; Patrick J Cahill; Joshua M Pahys; Randal Betz; Yuan Ren; Harry L Shufflebarger; Peter O Newton Journal: Spine Deform Date: 2018 Mar - Apr