The immediate effect of a Boston brace on lung volumes and pulmonary compliance in mild adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 2-7

  Katsaris, G ^a   Loukos, A ^b   Valavanis, J ^c   Vassiliou, M ^a   Behrakis, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Boston brace; Idiopathic scoliosis; Pulmonary compliance; Pulmonary function tests

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG MECHANICS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 0032912140     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050119     Document Type: Article

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