Brace treatment versus observation alone for scoliosis associated with Chiari I malformation following posterior fossa decompression: a cohort study of 54 patients
- 12 March 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Spine Journal
- Vol. 23 (6) , 1224-1231
Abstract
To be deemed effective in preventing curve progression, brace treatment should show alteration of the expected natural history. Most of the reported studies on the effect of bracing on the evolution of Chiari malformation-associated scoliosis (CMS) following posterior fossa decompression (PFD) were small series with inconclusive results. The goal of this study was to investigate whether post-PFD brace treatment for CMS produces better outcomes than observation alone.Keywords
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