2024
Geriatric Vertebral Compression Fracture: A Database Study Characterizing Use and Trends for Prescribed Thoracic/Lumbar Orthoses.
Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, Moran J, Jeong S, Grauer J, Varthi A. Geriatric Vertebral Compression Fracture: A Database Study Characterizing Use and Trends for Prescribed Thoracic/Lumbar Orthoses. Global Spine Journal 2024, 21925682241238672. PMID: 38546972, PMCID: PMC11572230, DOI: 10.1177/21925682241238672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompression fracturesFractures associated with osteoporosisVertebral compression fracturesMultivariate logistic regressionIndicator of infectionPearlDiver databaseIndependent predictorsTreatment algorithmInclusion criteriaFemale sexLogistic regressionT5-L5Geographic regionsFracture managementFracture levelNational databasePatientsExclusion criteriaYounger ageBraceNon-clinicalCharacterized useOrthosesDatabaseFracture
2014
Effectiveness of Providence nighttime bracing in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Bohl DD, Telles CJ, Golinvaux NS, Basques BA, DeLuca PA, Grauer JN. Effectiveness of Providence nighttime bracing in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Orthopedics 2014, 37: e1085-90. PMID: 25437083, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20141124-56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSRS criteriaProvidence braceFusion surgeryRate of progressionNatural history studiesAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisHigh rateOnly part timeSurgical fusionNatural courseBracing protocolInclusion criteriaIdiopathic scoliosisPatientsProgressionAdditional studiesSurgeryHistory studiesScoliosis bracesBraceLimited literatureSecond studySuch bracesPart timeRelative effectiveness