title: Effect of a thoracolumbosacral orthosis on lateral trunk shift in idiopathic scoliosis.
abstract: The effect of the Wilmington brace on lateral trunk shift in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis was studied in 80 patients. With an average follow-up of 1 year 10 months after completion of brace treatment, improvement was seen in 58% of those patients with thoracic curves, 65% with thoracolumbar-lumbar curves, and 88% with double major curves. Lateral trunk shift decreased an average of 0.8 cm in patients with thoracic curves and 1.0 cm in patients with thoracolumbar-lumbar or double major curves. Improvement of existing lateral trunk shift was an additional consideration for instituting brace treatment in idiopathic scoliosis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001915:Braces; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*