Application of a lumbar brace for thoracic and double thoracic lumbar scoliosis: A comparative study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 178-182

  Van Rhijn, Lodewijk W ^a   Veraart, Ben E E M J ^b   Plasmans, Chris M T ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Orthopaedic Surgeon   (Netherlands)

^c Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Balancing; Idiopathic scoliosis; Insufficient initial correction; Lumbar brace; Lumbar curve; Thoracic brace; Thoracolumbarsacral ortheses

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TORSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038587446     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00009957-200305000-00002     Document Type: Article

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