The Use of Proximal Femur Maturity Index in Guiding Brace Weaning for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
For patients who were prescribed bracing for their 25° to 40° curves with adequate compliance, PFMI grade 6 can serve as an independent indicator for guiding brace weaning with minimal curve progression risk.
Authors
- Prudence Wing Hang Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3213-7373)
- Janus Siu Him Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4733)
- Jason Pui Yin Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7052-0875)
- Federico Canavese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6114-5372)
- K.D.K. Luk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0547-8890)
Institutions
- Istituto Giannina Gaslini (IT)
- University of Genoa (IT)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JBJS Open Access
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.oa.25.00191
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Scoliosis Research Society