Finally had a chance to look at one of the bracing studies that did not make Dolans metanalysis (because they included excercise therapy with bracing).
I looked at the Japan study (Maruyama, their Table 1 is attached. They had a 6% surgical rate (indication for surgery was 50*). Much better than the results of the metanalysis would suggest (23*). Both Dolans Table is attached as well as Table 1 from Japan (Which is Dolan's number 11 on her chart).
I looked at the Japan study (Maruyama, their Table 1 is attached. They had a 6% surgical rate (indication for surgery was 50*). Much better than the results of the metanalysis would suggest (23*). Both Dolans Table is attached as well as Table 1 from Japan (Which is Dolan's number 11 on her chart).
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