Abstract Background The International Scientific Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and
Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT) produced its first guidelines in 2005 and renewed them …

Abstract Background The International Scientific Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and
Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT), that produced its first Guidelines in 2005, felt the need …

Introduction Scoliosis is a complex spinal deformity whose etiology is still unknown, and its
treatment presents many challenges. Finite element modeling (FEM) is one of the analytical …

Musculoskeletal modeling offers an invaluable insight into the spine biomechanics. A better
understanding of thoracic spine kinetics is essential for understanding disease processes …

Background The effectiveness of orthotic treatment continues to be controversial in
international medical literature due to differences in the reported results and conclusions of …

Background Chêneau and Matthias introduced in 1979 a brace concept inspired in casting.
The brace was initially named “CTM” from Chêneau-Toulouse-Münster. The name “CTM” is …

Study Design. Multiple brace designs were simulated using a finite element model and their
biomechanical effect was evaluated. Objective. To study correlations between immediate in …

Spinal deformity is an abnormality in the spinal curves and can seriously affect the activities
of daily life. The conventional way to treat spinal deformities, such as scoliosis, kyphosis …

As part of the development of new modelling tools for the simulation and design of brace
treatment of scoliosis, a finite element model of a brace and its interface with the torso was …

Background Global postural re-education (GPR) is a physiotherapy treatment approach for
pediatric idiopathic scoliosis (IS), where the physiotherapist qualitatively assesses scoliotic …