Short-term effectiveness of soft bracing in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BMC Musculoskelet Disord · 2026 · PMC13312716 · PMID 42069551

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There was highly significant heterogeneity among the 3 studies (I2= 61%, P = 0.07), so a random effects model was adopted.

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