The objective determination of compliance in treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with spinal orthoses

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 339-344

  Helfenstein, Andreas ^a   Lankes, Michael ^a   Öhlert, Katharina ^a   Varoga, Deike ^a   Hahne, Hans Jürgen ^a   Ulrich, Hans Wolfram ^a   Hassenpflug, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Ch neau brace; Compliance; Data logging; Temperature measurement; Thoracolumbosacral orthosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SACRUM; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 32244435949     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000197412.70050.0d     Document Type: Article

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