Cotrel Traction, Exercises, Casting in the Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis:A Pilot Study and Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Orthopaedica
- Vol. 49 (1) , 46-48
- https://doi.org/10.3109/17453677809005722
Abstract
A pilot study of ten individuals with adolescent-onset idiopathic scoliosis demonstrated that a week of Cotrel traction and exercises did not improve curve correction obtained by the application of an elongation, derotation, flexion (EDF) cast. There was, however, a significant improvement in lateral bending correction during this period. A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial showed that the exercise programme and not the traction was responsible for rendering the spine less rigid.Keywords
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