Milwaukee Brace Overview

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The Milwaukee Brace, also known as a cervical thoracolumbar sacral orthosis or CTLSO, is a back brace used in the treatment of spinal curvatures such as scoliosis or kyphosis. It is a full torso brace that extends from the pelvis to the base of the skull. It was originally designed by Blount and Schmidt in 1946 for postoperative care when surgery required long periods of immobilization. The more commonly used...


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IS IT DIFFICULT TO SIT IN A MILWAUKEE BRACE?
I am a 10 year old boy and I am having a milwaukee brace very...

Although I have not worked in elective surgery for years I do remember that the Milwaukee Brace does make you sit up really straight and You will not be able...

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CANT SIT IN MILWAUKEE BRACE?
I am 10 years old and having a milwaukee brace. several people have told me...

sorry not familiar with the wearing of the milwaukee brace. When I scoliosis as a teen I wore a Boston Brace. My guess would be the pelvic girdle...

Asked by scoby - 3 months ago

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  • I'm finally back - 3 replies

    . She also got her back brace for scoliosis last week. It is not a Milwaukee brace as I thought My computer went goofy on me and I finally took it in and got it fixed. Just...

    Sep 01, 2005

  • Scoliosis back brace? - 3 replies

    are *relatively* easy to hide, much easier than Milwaukee braces (what I wore). Both kinds need clothes Resolved Question Scoliosis back brace? Hi, about a month 1/2 ago, i went to the chiropactor

    Jun 25, 2008

  • Avoid the "Roid" and enjoy the Game - 3 replies

    and superb trading has Milwaukee braced to be a contender for the first time in more than a decade. 5. Mark , but he gets his teams to October. Cleveland's Eric Wedge and Milwaukee's Ned Yost are...

    Apr 02, 2006

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