Electromyography of scoliotic patients treated with a brace

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 931-936

  Odermatt, Daniel ^a   Mathieu, Pierre A ^a,b   Beauséjour, Marie ^b   Labelle, Hubert ^a,b   Aubin, Carl éEric ^a,b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Boston brace; Electromyography; Isometric tasks

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; MUSCLE; PATIENT TREATMENT; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

SPINAL DEVIATION;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 0041860998     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(03)00038-X     Document Type: Article

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