Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
Study | Region | No. | Age (Mean, SD) | Gender (♀, ♂) | Cobb angle (Mean, SD) | Comparisons | Outcomes | NIH-QAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chen 2022[47] | China | 100 | 10.29,1.95 | 18,8 | 19.2,2.51 | CS vs. CG | Cobb angle; AVR | Fair |
Ji 2020[48] | China | 26 | 13.51,0.83 | 29,0 | 15.28,2.66 | CS vs. CG | Cobb angle; SRS-22(QoL); AVR | Fair |
He 2024[49] | China | 100 | 15.54,1.54 | 60,40 | 32.79,5.71 | CS + ST vs. ST | Cobb angle; ATR; SRS-22(QoL) | Fair |
Khaledi 2024[46] | Iran | 30 | 16.3,1.18 | 0,30 | 15.77,4.81 | CS + ST vs. ST | Cobb angle; ATR; SRS-22(QoL) | Good |
Kocaman 2021[24] | Turkey | 28 | 14.14, 2.24 | 21, 7 | Cobb-T: 17.67,3.67 Cobb-L: 15.49,3.68 | CS vs. ST | Cobb angle; ATR; WRVAS; SRS-22(QoL) | Good |
Yagci 2019[23] | Turkey | 30 | 14.1,1.38 | 30,0 | Cobb-T: 28.8,8.61 Cobb-L: 25.4,8.38 | CS + Brace vs. SEAS + Brace | Cobb angle; ATR; POTSI; WRVAS; SRS-22(QoL) | Good |
Gür 2016[17] | Turkey | 25 | 14.1, 1.67 | 24,1 | Cobb-T: 33.14,9.57 Cobb-L: 31.77,9.04 | CS + Brace + TR vs. Brace + TR | Cobb angle; POTSI; SRS-22(QoL) | Good |
Yildirim 2022[32] | Turkey | 30 | 14.84,3.29 | 26,4 | Cobb-T: 19.73,7.21 Cobb-L: 20.40,7.14 | CS + TR vs. TR | WRVAS; FVC; FEV1; FEV1/FVC | Good |
Moubarak 2022[25] | Egypt | 30 | 11.76,1.76 | 19,11 | 18.91,3.08 | CS vs. ASC | Cobb angle; SRS-22(QoL) | Fair |
Kisa 2023[33] | Germany | 50 | 11.58,2.49 | 34,16 | 16.59,4.57 | CS vs. 3D | Cobb angle; ATR; WRVAS; FVC; FEV1; FEV1/FVC | Good |