Table 6

Practical Approach Scheme (PAS) for an Evidence Based Clinical Practice approach to Idiopathic Scoliosis (Strength of Evidence VI-Strength of Recommendation B).

Cobb degrees

0-10 + hump

11-15

16-20

21-25

26-30

31-35

36-40

41-45

46-50

Over 50


Infantile

Min

Ob6

Ob6

Ob3

SSB

SSB

SSB

SSB

SSB

PTRB

FTRB


Max

Ob3

Ob3

PTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

Su

Su


Juvenile

Min

Ob3

Ob3

Ob3

SSB

SSB

SSB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

FTRB


Max

PSE

PSE

PTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

Su

Su


Adolescent

Risser 0

Min

Ob6

Ob6

Ob3

PSE

PSE

SSB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

FTRB


Max

Ob3

PSE

PTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

Su

Su


Risser 1

Min

Ob6

Ob6

Ob3

PSE

PSE

SSB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

FTRB


Max

Ob3

PSE

PTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

Su

Su


Risser 2

Min

Ob8

Ob6

Ob3

PSE

PSE

SSB

SSB

SSB

SSB

FTRB


Max

Ob6

PSE

PTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

Su

Su


Risser 3

Min

Ob12

Ob6

Ob6

Ob6

PSE

SSB

SSB

SSB

SSB

FTRB


Max

Ob6

PSE

PTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

Su

Su


Risser 4

Min

No

Ob6

Ob6

Ob6

Ob6

Ob6

Ob6

Ob6

SSB

FTRB


Max

Ob12

PSE

PTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

Su

Su


Risser 4-5

Min

No

Ob6

Ob6

Ob6

Ob6

Ob6

Ob6

Ob6

SSB

FTRB


Max

Ob12

PSE

PTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

FTRB

Su

Su


Adult

No pain

Min

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Ob12

Ob12


Max

Ob12

Ob12

Ob12

Ob12

Ob12

Ob12

Ob12

Ob12

Ob6

Ob6


Chronic Pain

Min

No

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE


Max

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

Su

Su

Su

Su

Su


Elderly

No pain

Min

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Ob12

Ob12


Max

Ob12

Ob12

Ob12

Ob12

Ob12

Ob12

Ob12

Ob12

Ob6

Ob6


Chronic Pain

Min

No

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE


Max

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

Su

Su


Decompensation

Min

No

No

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE

PSE


Max

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

PTRB

Su

Su


For each single clinical situation reported in any single cell, a minimum and a maximum strength of treatment is listed. The graduation of strength of treatments have been reported in the Strength of Treatments Scheme in Table 8. Consequently, all treatments included between the minimum and maximum can be considered for that specific clinical situation.

Obs 36/12/8/6/4: Observation every 36/12/8/6/4 months; PSE: Physiotherapeutic Specific Exercises; NTRB: Night-time Rigid Bracing (8-12 hours); SIR: Inpatient rehabilitation; SB: Soft bracing; PTRB: Part-Time Rigid Bracing (12-20 hours); FTRB: Full-time Rigid bracing (20-24 hours) or cast; Su: Surgery.

Negrini et al. Scoliosis 2012 7:3   doi:10.1186/1748-7161-7-3

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