An objective measurement of brace usage for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
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Bibliographic record
Abstract
Effectiveness of orthotic treatment for scoliosis depends on how much time and how well the orthosis is worn. Questionnaires and clinical judgment are subjective methods to wear compliance. Even though using a temperature sensor can objectively record how long the orthosis has been used, it may not be able to answer the orthosis effectiveness without knowing the wear tightness. Custom made thoracolumbosacral orthoses (TLSO) were instrumented with low power wireless data acquisition systems to measure the time and loads imposed by the pressure pad during daily activities. Force measurements were recorded at 1 sample/min and the system was able to record data up to 4 months without patient-involvement. Ten subjects (9F, 1M), age between 9 and 13.5 years, average 11.6±1.3 years, who prescribed a new TLSO and full-time brace wear were took part in this study over 4.4±1.0 months. Long-term logging of loads within a spinal orthosis is a reliable method to measure compliance objectively. The monthly quantity of brace wear ranged from 33% to 82%, average 60.0±4.3%. The monthly average loads imposed by the pressure pads varied from 39% to 78% relative to the reference level, average 64.3±4.6%. There was a statistically significant decrease in force, but increase in wear time over the period after the brace fitting session. This information may help to better understand the effectiveness of bracing and to predict the brace treatment outcomes.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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