Casting in infantile idiopathic scoliosis as a temporising measure: Asystematic review and meta-analysis

摘要

Treatment of infantile idiopathic scoliosis remains vague. Becauseimplantation of temporary telescopic devices carries a high risk ofcomplications, interest in the older technique of serial casting is growingas a temporising measure before invasive procedures. The goal of this reviewwas to meta-analyse studies examining the effect and safety of casting ininfantile idiopathic scoliosis.