A statistical comparison between natural history of idiopathic scoliosis and brace treatment in skeletally immature adolescent girls

Spine

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1993, Pages 902-908

  Goldberg, C J ^a,b   Dowling, F E ^a   Hall, J E ^b   Emans, J B ^b  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brace; Late unset idiopathic scoliosis; Natural history

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; BONE MATURATION; BRACE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BOSTON; BRACES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; IRELAND; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0027238648     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199306000-00015     Document Type: Article

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