A 4 minute presentation???
So they are given a whole four minutes to present their hypothesis, their methodology and their findings. How generous!
Wait for the publication before drawing any conclusions on work that ultimately may never see the light of day in a peer-reviewed journal.
One major issue in trying to study bracing is while protocols exist, so many orthopods have their own criteria for bracing and for how long. A surgeon also has to take into account the aggressiveness of the curve, the suppleness of the spine, the family history, the child's temperament/honesty, the parent's attitude, etc. So no one protocol can ever be used. There are so many variables in trying to study the "success" of bracing, that it's almost impossible to have an accurate large-scale study of this subject. There are just so many variables to try and control for. It's like trying to predict the weather ten years out. They're working on it, but...
"The plural of anecdote is not data" --Frank Kotsonis
Ph.D. in Bone Biology
Harrington rod and Leuke sublaminar wires 2/1986, fused T4 to T12.
First revision 3/1987 fused pseudoarthrosis, placed CD instrumentation from T10-T12.
CD instrumentation removal 10/97 following breakage.
Leuke wire removal 4/99.
Salvage surgery; Harrington removal 1/2000, fused to L2.
Ruptured disc, fusion extension to L4 3/2016.
Surgeons: David Bradford, Francois Denis, Mike Lagrone