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 ResearchConceptsAdolescent 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