Effect of a soft boston orthosis on pulmonary mechanics in severe cerebral palsy

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-58

  Leopando, Mary Therese ^a   Moussavi, Zarah ^a   Holbrow, Jessica ^a   Chernick, Victor ^a   Pasterkamp, Hans ^a   Rempel, Gina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Chest bracing; Lung compliance; Scoliosis; Spinal orthosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; LUNG RESISTANCE; MALE; ORTHOSIS; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; TIDAL VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG COMPLIANCE; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PATIENT SELECTION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033011151     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199907)28:1<53::AID-PPUL9>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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