The association between brace compliance and outcome for patients with idiopathic scoliosis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 420-422

  Rahman, Tariq ^a   Bowen, J Richard ^a   Takemitsu, Masakazu ^a,b   Scott, Claude ^a,c  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brace; Compliance monitor; Idiopathic scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; CHILD; COMPLIANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21244465570     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000161097.61586.bb     Document Type: Article

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