Milwaukee brace

It was originally designed by Blount and Schmidt in 1946 for postoperative care when surgery required long periods of immobilization.

This brace is normally used with growing adolescents to hold a 25° to 40° advancing curve, although it has also been used successfully in adults to prevent further collapse or deformity of the spine.

The brace is intended to minimize the progression of deformity to an acceptable level, not to completely correct the curvature.

The Milwaukee brace is often prescribed to be worn 23 hours a day until the patient reaches skeletal maturity and growth ceases.

Adults with a collapsing and/or developing spinal deformity are advised to wear the brace for a minimum of 20 hours per day.