A Genetic Test Predicts Providence Brace Success for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis When Failure Is Defined as Progression to >45 Degrees
Bohl DD, Telles CJ, Ruiz FK, Badrinath R, DeLuca PA, Grauer JN. A Genetic Test Predicts Providence Brace Success for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis When Failure Is Defined as Progression to >45 Degrees. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2016, 29: e146-e150. PMID: 27007790, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3182aa4ce1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBracesChildDisease ProgressionFemaleGenetic TestingHumansLinear ModelsMaleScoliosisTreatment FailureConceptsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisPotential confoundingIdiopathic scoliosisGenetic testsRetrospective cohort studyMainstay of treatmentRisk of progressionCohort studyEligible subjectsRetrospective cohortAIS patientsPotential confoundersClinical managementAvailable genetic testsBACKGROUND DATAGenetic predispositionPatientsClinical practiceSaliva samplesScoliScoreProvidence braceGenetic factorsPolygenic fashionScoliosisProgression