Study Design: Systematic literature review.
Objective: The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature and provide an overview of reported predictive factors on initial in-brace correction in patients with idiopathic scoliosis (IS).
Summary Of Background Data: Brace therapy is the best proven non-surgical treatment for IS. There is strong evidence that lack of initial in-brace correction is associated with brace treatment failure. To improve initial in-brace corrections and subsequently long-term brace treatment success, knowledge about factors influencing initial in-brace correction is a prerequisite.
Methods: A systematic literature search was performed in Pubmed, Embase, Web-of-Science, Scopus, Cinahl, and Cochrane in November 2020. Studies which reported factors influencing initial in-brace correction in IS patients treated with brace therapy were considered eligible for inclusion.
Results: Of the 4562 potentially eligible articles identified, 28 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included in this systematic review. Nine studies (32%) were classified as high quality studies and the remaining 19 studies (68%) as low quality. Thirty-four different reported factors were collected from the included studies. Strong evidence was found for increased curve flexibility as favorable predictive factor for initial in-brace correction. Moderate evidence was found for thoracolumbar or lumbar curve pattern as favourable predictive factor, and double major curve pattern as unfavourable predictive factor for initial in-brace correction. Also moderate evidence was found that there is no significant difference on initial in-brace correction between computer-aided design and manufacturing systems (CAD/CAM) braces with or without finite element models (FEM) simulation, and braces fabricated using the conventional plaster-cast.
Conclusion: The results of this systematic review indicate that increased curve flexibility is strongly associated with increased initial in-brace correction.Level of Evidence: 1.
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