Winter R B
Minnesota Spine Center, Minneapolis.
Orthop Clin North Am. 1994 Apr;25(2):195-204.
During the past 10 years, the brace treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has been highly controversial. In the 1960s, brace treatment was pursued enthusiastically; whereas in the 1980s, brace treatment was received negatively. As is typical in most of medicine, when such opposing philosophies exist, the truth lies somewhere in between. This article describes the middle ground, the place brace treatment now stands, in the 1990s.
在过去十年中，青少年特发性脊柱侧弯的支具治疗一直备受争议。在20世纪60年代，人们积极推行支具治疗；而在80年代，支具治疗却受到了负面评价。正如医学领域大多数情况一样，当存在如此对立的观点时，真相往往介于两者之间。本文将阐述在20世纪90年代支具治疗所处的中间立场。
