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Table 3 Clinical measurements in Case 2 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 10 months and at Risser 5

Final measurements after weaning for 12 months

Cobb angle (degrees)

   

- Thoracic

15 (T4-T10)

13

15

- Lumbar

24 (T11-L4)

17

17

Rotation of apical vertebra (degrees)

   

- Thoracic

10 (T8)

10

10

- Lumbar

15 (L2)

5

10

Scoliometer (degrees)

   

- Thoracic

13

6

6

- Lumbar

4

5

5

Peak flow (ml/s)

400

440

440

Height (cm)

161.2

161.6

161.7

Kyphosis (degrees)

33

33

33

Lordosis (degrees)

35

45

43