Circo, Alin B

Coillard, Christine

Rivard, Charles-Hilaire

Scoliosis

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Christine Coillard

Alin B Circo

Charles-Hilaire Rivard

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ORAL PRESENTATION Open Access
SpineCore treatment for idiopathic scoliosis:
updates and follow-up results
Christine Coillard, Alin B Circo, Charles-Hilaire Rivard*
From 7th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities
Montreal, Canada. 20-22 May 2010
Introduction
The purpose of this prospective interventional study was
to evaluate and confirm the effectiveness of the
Dynamic SpineCor brace for idiopathic scoliosis and to
evaluate the stability of the spine after the weaning
point.
Material and methods
From 1993 to 2009, 949 patients were treated by the
SpineCor brace. 576 patients had a definite outcome
and 373 are still actively being treated. The assessment
of brace effectiveness was done following the outcome
criteria recommended by the SRS.
Results
The 576 patients with a definite outcome followed the
same pattern of result presented before, 36.3% corrected
their Cobb angle with at least 5° and 31.3% had a stabili-
zation of their Cobb angle. Out of all patients with a
definite outcome, 16.1 % of patients had surgical recom-
mendation before skeletal maturity and only 9.7% had a
progression of their Cobb angle. Looking at the stability
of the curves after the end of the treatment, out of the
patients that finished the treatment and had at least
2 years of follow-up, 14.5% continued their correction
even without the brace and it seems that the correction
continues more with time because 33.3% of those
patients who had at least 5 years follow-up still cor-
rected their Cobb angle after the weaning of the brace.
Discussion
Comparing the natural history of the disease and the
already published literature these results tend to confirm
that it is possible to obtain a correction and a stabiliza-
tion of the pre-treatment Cobb angle and it seems
possible to maintain and improve the success 2 and
even 5 years after the weaning point. This findings sug-
gest that the SpineCor Bracing System can alter the nat-
ural history of the AIS and its use in the conservative
treatment of this disease is justified.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the SpineCor brace is effective for the
treatment of idiopathic scoliosis. Moreover, the positive
outcome appears to be maintained and even improved
in the long term.
Published: 10 September 2010
doi:10.1186/1748-7161-5-S1-O56
Cite this article as: Coillard et al.: SpineCore treatment for idiopathic
scoliosis: updates and follow-up results. Scoliosis 2010 5(Suppl 1):O56.
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