Table 1, Types of Braces for AIS - Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

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Dunn J, Henrikson NB, Morrison CC, et al. Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2018 Jan. (Evidence Synthesis, No. 156.)

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Table 1Types of Braces for AIS

Categories of Bracing	Examples (Including Some Common U.S. Brand Names)	Description/Mechanism/Current Uses	Type of Curve^{55, 58}
Full-time rigid bracing	Thoracolumbosacral orthoses (TLSO)^: Boston Wilmington Cheneau Miami Rosenberger Sforzesco (very rigid) Cervical TLSO (CTLSO):* Milwaukee	Full-time: 20–24 hours per day Braces are worn until skeletal maturity	TLSO: Lumbar, thoracolumbar curves, and thoracic curves with an apex at or below T8 CTLSO: Thoracic curves with apex above T8 and double curves
Nighttime rigid brace	Providence Charleston or “Charleston bending brace”	8–12 hours per day wearing mainly in bed Worn only at night while sleeping, the apex of the curve needs to be below the level of the shoulder blade Braces are worn until skeletal maturity	Effective isolated flexible thoracolumbar and lumbar curves, or patients who are noncompliant with full-time bracing
Soft bracing	Dynamic SpineCor, Olympe, TriaC, Spinealite	Usually worn around 20 hours per day Braces are worn until skeletal maturity	Small simple curves with patients who are young and compliant

*: TLSOs function on the same principal and are named after the city or center of origin.⁵⁸
: Abbreviation: AIS=adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

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Dunn J, Henrikson NB, Morrison CC, et al. Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2018 Jan. (Evidence Synthesis, No. 156.) Table 1, Types of Braces for AIS.
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