A comparison of treatment effectiveness between the CAD/CAM method and the manual method for managing adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 105-111

  Wong, M S ^a   Cheng, J C Y ^b   Lo, K H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT PROSTHESIS; ORTHOSIS; ORTHOTICS; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACES; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; ROTATION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 20944451271     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461550500069547     Document Type: Article

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