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May 1, 1984Spine

Multicenter Trial of a Noninvasive Stimulation Method for Idiopathic Scoliosis

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Why the study?

Does lateral electrical surface stimulation reduce curvature progression in patients with rapidly progressing idiopathic scoliosis?

Population

548 patients with rapidly progressing idiopathic scoliosis and at least one year of growth remaining

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

mean 12 months (longest 51 months)

Authors

JBJOHN C. BROWNSouthern General HospitalJAJens AxelgaardAxelgaard Manufacturing (United States)DHDavid C. Howson

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Implication

May stabilize rapidly progressing idiopathic scoliosis; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.

Structured PICO

Does lateral electrical surface stimulation reduce curvature progression in patients with rapidly progressing idiopathic scoliosis?

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Population
548 patients with rapidly progressing idiopathic scoliosis and at least one year of growth remaining
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Intervention
Lateral electrical surface stimulation (LESS) alone
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Outcome
Curvature progression rate and stabilization of scoliosissurrogate

Lateral electrical surface stimulation appears to be a viable noninvasive alternative to bracing that can reduce or stabilize rapidly progressing idiopathic scoliosis.

Cite This Study

BROWN et al. (1984) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70ff9775498292b70a7b70https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-198405000-00010
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