Visualisation of the brace effect on the spinal profile in idiopathic scoliosis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 138-143

  Schmitz, Alfred ^a   König, Roy ^a   Kandyba, Jörg ^a   Pennekamp, Peter ^a   Schmitt, Ottmar ^a   Jaeger, Ursula E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brace treatment; Idiopathic scoliosis; Magnetic resonance tomography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; BRACES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 16344367587     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0788-z     Document Type: Article

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