The Relation Between Electromyography and Growth Velocity of the Spine in the Evaluation of Curve Progression in Idiopathic Scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1011-1016

  Cheung, John ^a   Veldhuizen, Albert G ^a   Halbertsma, Jan P K ^a   Maurits, Natasha M ^a   Sluiter, Wim J ^a   Cool, Jan C ^b   Van Horn, Jim R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electromyographic ratio; Idiopathic scoliosis; Spinal growth velocity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE;

EID: 2342458324     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200405010-00012     Document Type: Article

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