Short-term effectiveness of soft bracing in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Chunxiao Lu, Xinjing Wu, Jinzhu Bai · 2026
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Chunxiao Lu, Xinjing Wu, and Jinzhu Bai review soft bracing for curved spines in teenagers in a 2026 meta-analysis. Soft braces are more comfortable than rigid ones, but their power to halt adolescent scoliosis curves was unclear. The team pools twelve studies covering five hundred ten patients.
Soft bracing alone succeeds in about seventy percent of cases, where success means the curve stays controlled to maturity. Head-to-head, rigid braces beat soft ones, while soft braces clearly beat watchful waiting. Wear time and comfort favor soft braces. The authors weigh the trade-off: less correction power, but comfort that may keep teenagers wearing the brace.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Chunxiao Lu, Xinjing Wu, Jinzhu Bai |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |