Table 1 Summary of the four included papers
Study | Time (w) | N | Sex (f) | Age (y) | Inclusion criteria (Cobb’s) | SSE | brace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schreiber [10] (randomized control) | 24 | Age (10–18) | Schroth | ||||
Cob (10˚–45˚) | 1/d | ||||||
1 Brace-SSE | 25 | 23 | 13.5 | ||||
2 Brace | 25 | 23 | 13.3 | ||||
Zheng [11] (randomized control) | 24 | Age (10–17) | SEAS | TLSO | |||
Cob (10˚–40˚) | 1/d | ||||||
3 SSE | 29 | 22 | 12.4 | ||||
2 Brace | 24 | 19 | 12.3 | ||||
Gao [9] (randomized control) | 24 | Age (10–1 year postmenstruation) | SEAS | TLSO | |||
Cob (25˚–40˚) | 1/d | ||||||
1 Brace-SS | 23 | 18 | 12.2 | ||||
2 Brace | 22 | 18 | 12.1 | ||||
Sayyad [12] (cohort) | 12 | Age (6–16) | 1/d | Milwaukee | |||
Cob (15˚–45˚) | |||||||
1 Brace-SSE | 8 | 4 | 12.1 | ||||
3 SSE | 10 | 6 | 11.8 |