Authors | Risser 0-2 | Initial Cobb | Cobb at Risser 5 | % >6° Corr | % ±5° | % >6° Prog | Prog >50° | Tx Risser 0-4 | Tx Risser 5 for 5 y |
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Manipulation Only |
Jaszewski and Sorbara10 | NR | Yes | NR | NA | Yes | NA | NA | NR | NA |
Khauv and Dickholtz11 | NR | Yes | NR | NA | Yes | NA | | NR | NA |
Chung and Salminen12 | NR | Yes | NR | NA | Yes | NA | NA | NR | NA |
Chen and Chiu13 | NR | Yes | NR | NA | Yes | NA | NA | No | NA |
Chen and Lantz14 | NR | Yes | NR | No | No | No | No | NR | NA |
Chiropractic Bracing |
Waldrop et al15 | Yes | Yes | NR | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NR | NA |
Morningstar16 | NR | Yes | NR | Yes | Yes | Yes | NR | NR | NR |
Morningstar et al17 | NR | Yes | NR | Yes | Yes | Yes | NR | NR | NR |
|
Exercises Only |
Golembiewski and Catanzaro18 | NR | Yes | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Lewis et al19 | NA | Yes | NA | NR | Yes | NR | NR | NR | NR |
|
Manipulation + Bracing |
Rowe et al20 | Yes | Yes | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NA |
Morningstar21 | Yes | Yes | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NA |
Manipulation + Traction |
Stitzel et al23 | NR | Yes | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NA |
|
Manipulation + Exercise |
Fedorchuk et al24 | NR | Yes | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NA |
Nektalov25 | NA | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NR |
Jones26 | NR | Yes | NR | NA | NA | NA | NA | NR | NA |
Ray et al27 | NA | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NR |
Bowler and Conlen29 | Yes | Yes | NR | NA | NA | NA | NA | NR | NA |
Blum31 | NA | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NR |
Morningstar et al32 | NR | Yes | NR | NA | NA | NA | NA | NR | NR |
Morningstar and Joy33 | NA | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NR |
Morningstar and Strauchman34 | NA | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NR |
Morningstar et al35, 36 | NA | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NR |
Morningstar37 | NA | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NR |
Morningstar38 | No | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA | No | NR |
Dovorany et al39 | NR | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA | Yes | NR |
Morningstar et al40 | NR | Yes | NR | NA | NA | NA | NA | No | NR |
Villafane et al41 | NR | Yes | NR | NA | NA | NA | NA | NR | NR |
% ±5°, percentage of patients whose Cobb angle stabilized within ±5°;
% >6° Corr, percentage of patients whose Cobb angle improved by ≥6°;
% >6° Prog, percentage of patients whose Cobb angle progressed by ≥6°;
Cobb at Risser5, Cobb angle at skeletal maturity;
Initial Cobb, initial Cobb angle (ie, Cobb between 10° and 30°, >30°, and >50°);
NA, not applicable to study;
NR, not reported in study;
Prog >50°, percentage of patients whose curves progressed >50°; Risser 0-2, Risser stage (baseline should be Risser 0–2);
Tx Risser 0-4, skeletally immature patients managed through end of growth;
Tx Risser 5 for 5 y, skeletally mature patients managed for at least 5 years.