A prospective study on the clinical efficacy and patients' acceptance of SpineCor and rigid spinal orthoses in treatment of AIS

Background Although the clinical effectiveness of rigid spinal orthosis to AIS has been demonstrated, the patient's acceptance is always a concern. Poor compliance may affect treatment outcomes as well as a patient's quality of life. The flexible spinal orthosis, SpineCor is a relatively new design for tackling those inevitable drawbacks inherent in the rigid spinal orthosis. However, there are few studies to compare the SpineCor system with the rigid spinal orthosis regarding their treatment efficacy and patients' acceptance.