The Thoraco-Lumbo-Sacral Orthosis (TLSO), also called a Boston Brace, is the most common variety of scoliosis brace. It is used to treat curves in the lumbar or thoraco-lumbar spine. The brace is custom-molded from plastic to fit the childâs body.
For other uses, see Sloughing (disambiguation). Sloughing (pronounced sluffing) in biology refers to the act of shedding or casting off dead tissue, such as cells of the endometrium, shed during menstruation, or the shedding of skin in amphibians. Skin sloughing is the process of shedding dead surface cells from the skin.
Definition of slough. 1  1a : a place of deep mud or mireb or less commonly slew or slue play \ËslÃ¼\ (1) : swamp (2) : an inlet on a river; also : backwater (3) : a creek in a marsh or tide flat. 2  2 : a state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection.