Scoping Review on 3D Technology for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Bracing

This dataset comprises a scoping review of 42 studies on three-dimensional technology for brace design and treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The review includes 18 clinical, 16 computational, and 8 technical studies, with publication trends showing increased activity after 2018. It was authored by Hoelen, Thomáy-Claire and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in publication volume and study type (clinical, computational, technical) over time to map research focus evolution.
• Extract and compare outcome definitions and thresholds for clinical relevance from the included clinical studies to assess heterogeneity.
• Identify gaps in integrated evaluation by mapping the methodologies described across the clinical, computational, and technical studies.

Strengths

• Systematic review methodology following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, ensuring a structured evidence synthesis.
• Includes 42 studies, providing a broad overview of the research landscape on this topic.
• Assesses methodological quality of clinical studies using Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklists.

Limitations

• Limited temporal scope, as clinical studies predominantly evaluated short-term outcomes of one year or less.
• Substantial heterogeneity in outcome definitions and thresholds for clinical relevance among included studies.
• Fragmented validation approaches with limited integration between clinical, computational, and technical evaluation methods.

Provenance

Source

DataverseNL Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Scoping review conducted via searches in MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Embase, and Google Scholar on November 10, 2025.

Time Range

Review covers studies up to the search date in November 2025, with noted increase in publications after 2018.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-02.