Figure 5From: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis – to operate or not? A debate article A young female patient with initially 56 degrees thoracic curve at the age of 15 years, treated with a Chêneau brace and scoliosis intensive rehabilitation (SIR) at the age of 20 (right panel), currently with 47 degrees and a clinical appearance comparable to the postoperative appearance shown in figure 4. Back to article page