TLSO treatment of idiopathic scoliosis:An analysis of the wilmington jacket

Spine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 626-629

  Hanks, Gregory A ^a   Zimmer, Bruce ^b   Nogi, Jay ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Idiopathic scoliosis; Menarche; Risser sign; Treatment outcomes; Underarm plastic orthosis

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BRACES; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MENARCHE; PLASTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0023776380     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-198806000-00005     Document Type: Article

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