Bone density accumulation is not affected by brace treatment of idiopathic scoliosis in adolescent girls

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 423-428

  Snyder, Brian D ^a   Katz, Danielle A ^b,e   Myers, Elizabeth R ^c   Breitenbach, Melanie A ^d   Emans, John B ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^d Nutrition Therapy   (United States)

^e State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone density; Bracing; Osteopenia; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE GROWTH; BRACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; BRACES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21244456111     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000158001.23177.8d     Document Type: Article

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