Nighttime bracing for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with the Charleston Bending Brace: Long-term follow-up

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 703-707

  Price, Charles T ^a,c   Scott, Donald S ^a,b   Reed Jr , Frederick R ^a,d   Sproul, Jack T ^a,e   Riddick, Max F ^a,f  

^a ORLANDO HEALTH   (United States)

^b DCH Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^c NEMOURS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Roper St Francis Healthcare   (United States)

^e SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Jewett Orthopaedic Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Charleston Bending Brace; Idiopathic; Part time bracing; Scoliosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIGHT SLEEP; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 0031430933     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199711000-00002     Document Type: Article

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