Variability of strap tension in brace treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-354

  Aubin, Carl Éric ^a   Labelle, Hubert ^b   Ruszkowski, Alexandra ^b   Petit, Yvan ^b   Gignac, Denis ^b   Joncas, Julie ^b   Dansereau, Jean ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biomechanical evaluation; Brace adjustment; Idiopathic scoliosis; Strap tension; Thoracolumbosacral orthosis; Thorax

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; CHILD; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SACRUM; SCOLIOSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0033557680     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199902150-00010     Document Type: Article

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