Improved Shoulder Ring for the Upper Thoracic Curve in the Milwaukee Brace Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis

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The Milwaukee Brace is useful to correct the middle and lower thoracic curve of Idiopathic Scoliosis, but it is not very useful when correcting the upper thoracic curve. Our new shoulder ring for the upper thoracic curve was introduced and discussed. Our shoulder ring made by polypropylen is put on the medial site of the scapula of the convex side. It holds the second and third rib obliquely downward and medially.In comparison to the conventional group, the improved group had a singnificant efficiency. (P<00.1) In the improved group, the average rate of the correction was twenty one percent, in the conventional group, it was six percent. To prevent the structural change in the upper thoracic curve, it is necessary that the effective treatment should be started from the early stage.
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