I wore a plastic Boston bucket with the Milwaulkee hardware. One bar up the center, two up the back and the ring around the neck. My older brother would often say lay down on your back I want to carry you like a suitcase. My Dad caught us once and chewed us out, because my "rivets" might pull out.
My head was never in the center of the ring because I has a high thoracic curve so there was a pad attached from the front bar to the back, sort of squishing my boob. It was also built up with a pad on the left inside the bucket part. Because I was never in the center of the ring, very often the right neck hinge would pinch my skin, I had a permant hickey on my neck for a few years.
I could also ride a unicyle with my brace on. I would take off and ride around the block. Each time I peddled my legs would come up high enough(position of pedals) to pumup the bottom edge on the brace, driving the ring under my chin. Flling was am bit rough in the brace. I got very good at riding the unicyle.I know I must have been a sight racing around the neighborhood.
I can only imagine how I looked when I got the headgear with the braces for my teeth, and for a while I had to wer my headgear and my back brace during the day at the same time. Geez, adolescence(sp) was a bit challenging!!
Mary
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L-40
Wore Milwaulkee brace from 6th grade until 11th grade. Surgery was scheduled Oct. 1983, did not go through with it.