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Review Question - QID 5087

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Techniques Bracing QID: 5087 (SBQ13PE.45)
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QID 5087 (Type "5087" in App Search)
A pre-menarchal 12-year-old girl presents for evaluation of scoliosis. She has no complaints and on physical exam has a positive Adam's forward bend. Her PA spine radiograph shown in Figure A demonstrates a 27 degree thoracic curve and a 31 degree lumbar curve. Your recommend a customized Boston-type
thoracolumbosacral orthosis. In order to obtain success rates of 90-93%, meaning that the use of the brace prevents the need for surgical intervention, how many hours per day minimum must the brace be worn.

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