Casting Vs Bracing for Idiopathic Early-Onset Scoliosis

Will enroll both patients with scoliosis and 1 of their parents/guardians

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient Inclusion

• Diagnosis of idiopathic early-onset scoliosis

• Child standing independently but not older than 3 years of age

• 20≤ Cobb angle ≤70° (largest structural curvature)

• Rib-vertebral angle difference (RVAD) greater than 20 degrees or Rib Phase II

• Parental consent to participate

Parent Inclusion

• Parent or guardian of the minor subject

• Consent to participate

• Able to complete surveys

Exclusion Criteria:

Patient Exclusion

• Previous operative or non-operative treatment for idiopathic early-onset scoliosis

• Not independently walking by 18 months of age or other signs/symptoms indicative ofdevelopmental delay