Spinal braces

Spinal braces take many forms. They can be worn before and after spinal operations, and different braces will be used depending on the type and severity of the curve.

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Modern methods of bracing

Boston modular brace	Boston modular brace	Boston modular brace
Stanmore custom-made lumbar sacral orthosis	Stanmore custom-made brace

Old methods of straightening the spine

An ancient method of straightening scoliosis (1788)	Localiser plaster designed to elongate the spine while decreasing the curve by lateral pressure.	Plaster jacket with turnbuckles. The turnbuckles were turned a little each day to stretch the spine.
Milwaukee brace, worn before and after spinal fusion to hold the spine in place.	Milwaukee brace, worn before and after spinal fusion to hold the spine in place.

Many thanks to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore for the pictures of the Boston and Stanmore braces.

The picture of the 1788 brace is from the proceedings of a Second Symposium on Scoliosis Causation, edited by P A Zorab (1968)

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This site was last updated on 18 June 2009