Boston brace

The Boston brace is prescribed for correcting curves in the lumbar or thoracolumbar part of the spine.

[5] The brace is normally used with growing adolescents to hold a 20° to 45° advancing curve.

[1][6] The brace is made of high density polypropylene lined with polyethylene foam[6] that is customized to the individual patient, and it opens in the back via a series of Velcro straps.

[7] The brace is intended to minimize the progression to an acceptable level, not to correct the curvature.

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