Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Curve progression in brace patients can be predicted by curve flexibility and in-brace correction

BY DR JASON P. Y. CHEUNG

References and further reading

  1. Luk, K. D., Cheung, K. M., Lu, D. S., Leong, J. C. (1998). Assessment of scoliosis correction in relation to flexibility using the fulcrum bending correction index. Spine, 23(21), 2303–2307. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199811010-00011
  2. Wong, L., Cheung, P., Cheung, J. (2022). Supine correction index as a predictor for brace outcome in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The bone & joint journal, 104-B(4), 495–503. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.104B4.BJJ-2021-1220.R1
  3. Cheung, J., Cheung, P., Luk, K. D. (2019). When Should We Wean Bracing for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 477(9), 2145–2157. https://doi.org/10.1097/CORR.0000000000000781
  4. Cheung, P., Cheung, J. (2021). Sanders stage 7b: Using the appearance of the ulnar physis improves decision-making for brace weaning in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The bone & joint journal, 103-B(1), 141–147. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.103B1.BJJ-2020-1240.R1
  5. Cheung, J. P., Samartzis, D., Cheung, P. W., Leung, K. H., Cheung, K. M., Luk, K. D. (2015). The distal radius and ulna classification in assessing skeletal maturity: a simplified scheme and reliability analysis. Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B, 24(6), 546–551. https://doi.org/10.1097/BPB.0000000000000214
  6. Luk, K. D., Saw, L. B., Grozman, S., Cheung, K. M., Samartzis, D. (2014). Assessment of skeletal maturity in scoliosis patients to determine clinical management: a new classification scheme using distal radius and ulna radiographs. The spine journal: official journal of the North American Spine Society, 14(2), 315–325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2013.10.045
  7. Cheung JPY, Cheung PWH, Samartzis D, Luk KD. APSS-ASJ Best Clinical Research Award: Predictability of Curve Progression in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using the Distal Radius and Ulna Classification. Asian Spine J. 2018 Apr;12(2):202-213. doi: 10.4184/asj.2018.12.2.202. Epub 2018 Apr 13. PMID: 29713400; PMCID: PMC5913010. https://www.asianspinejournal.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.4184/asj.2018.12.2.202

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