The Calgary protocol for bracing of pectus carinatum: a preliminary report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 923-926

  Kravarusic, Dragan ^a   Dicken, Bryan J ^c   Dewar, Richard ^a   Harder, James ^a   Poncet, Philippe ^a   Schneider, Mark ^b   Sigalet, David L ^a  

^a ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Braceworks Custom Orthotics Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adjustable device; External bracing; Pectus carinatum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFORMITY; DEVICE; ETHICS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PIGEON THORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ABNORMALITIES; ADOLESCENT; BRACES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STERNUM;

EID: 33646159528     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.01.058     Document Type: Article

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