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Table 2 Clinical measurements in Case 1 at onset of RSC bracing and subsequently

From: Application of different measures of skeletal maturity in initiating weaning from a brace for scoliosis: two case reports

 

Initial measurements

Weaning after 7 months

At Risser 5

Cobb angle (degrees)

   

- Thoracic

19 (T3-T11)

20

26

- Lumbar

21 (T12-L4)

17

18

Rotation of apical vertebra (degrees)

   

- Thoracic

10(T8)

10

10

- Lumbar

15 (L1)

15

15

Scoliometer (degrees)

   

- Thoracic

7

5

7

- Lumbar

5

3

4

Peak flow (ml/s)

390

470

480

Height (cm)

159.3

158

159

Kyphosis (degrees)

 

24

31

Lordosis (degrees)

 

50

51