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Filter by:The objectives of this study is to assess whether the intervention (Anterior Vertebral Tethering) is a safe and efficacious method of anterior approach surgery for spinal deformity in pediatric scoliosis.
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine due to an unknown cause. Bracing is a proven non-surgical treatment for scoliosis. Our group developed an ultrasound assisted method which can improve brace design. However, it is still quite time consuming to construct a brace. Although 3D printing technology has been proposed to construct a scoliosis brace, its effectiveness has not been validated. The goals of this study was to investigate if an effective and comfortable brace can be designed and fabricated by using ultrasound and computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology, and be printed directly from a 3D printer with faster production, lower cost, and improved comfort to patients. Also, to investigate the effectiveness of new designed brace. The final outcomes may reduce the total number of spinal surgeries for scoliosis. The benefits not only reduce the health care cost, but also increase the quality of life of these adolescent patients.
Brace treatment is the most effective non-surgical method for the treatment of Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The goal of bracing is to stop the curve progression during the high risk period of the adolescent growth spurt. A spinal brace is a hard plastic shell with pressure pads installed inside the liner to provide mechanical support to the curvature of the spine. It is a big commitment for adolescents to wear a brace because it is physically restrictive, uncomfortable and draws unwanted attention. Therefore, it is very important to make the brace treatment as effective as possible to get patient buy-in to compromise their lifestyle by wearing a brace. Patients' belief in the treatment outcomes is also a factor to attain their compliance. This randomized clinical study will investigate if the effectiveness of brace treatment can be maximized by combining ultrasound imaging assistance during brace design with the smart brace to automatically maintain corrective brace pressures at the optimum level during the whole treatment period.
This is a prospective, multi-centre study that will be looking at two groups of males and females over the course of their operative treatment for cerebral palsy (CP) scoliosis and the years following that treatment. The first group the study will be looking at is those individuals who undergo surgery for CP Scoliosis. The second group will be those individuals who do not undergo surgical treatment for CP Scoliosis, either because the family declines surgery or surgery is not recommended during the course of study participation.