title: Chêneau brace for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: long-term results. Can it prevent surgery?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Chêneau brace in the management of idiopathic scoliosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a retrospective observational study according to SOSORT and SRS (Scoliosis Research Society) recommendations involving 48 girls with documented progressive idiopathic scoliosis, treated with Chêneau brace. A statistical analysis was performed with STATA MP11.2 to validate the obtained results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No patient needed surgery. The average curve angle measured in Cobb degrees passed from 27° ± 6.7° at the beginning (T0), to 7.6° ± 7.4° in brace (T1) (72 % of correction), to 8.5° ± 8.6° (69 % of correction) at the end of treatment (T2), to 11.0° ± 7.4° (59.3 % of correction) at final follow-up (mean 5 years and 5 months) (T3).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Conservative treatment with Chêneau brace and physiotherapy was effective in our hands for halting scoliosis progression in 100 % of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Medical Science, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari, Via Murge 59A, 70124, Bari, Italy, silvanadegiorgi@virgilio.it.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Giorgi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piazzolla
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tafuri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borracci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martucci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Giorgi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001915:Braces; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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