Effectiveness of the Charleston bending brace in the treatment of single-curve idiopathic scoliosis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 84-87

  Gepstein, Reuven ^a   Leitner, Yossi ^a   Zohar, Edna ^a   Angel, Itzach ^a   Shabat, Shai ^a   Pekarsky, Ilia ^a   Friesem, Tye ^a   Folman, Yoram ^a   Katz, Amiram ^a   Fredman, Brian ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Charleston brace; Conservative treatment; Scoliosis, idiopathic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036210527     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200201000-00018     Document Type: Article

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