Effectiveness of the SpineCor brace based on the new standardized criteria proposed by the scoliosis research society for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 375-379

  Coillard, Christine ^a   Vachon, Valerie ^b   Circo, Alin B ^a   Beauséjour, Marie ^a   Rivard, Charles H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b SpineCorporation Limited

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Conservative treatment effectiveness; SpineCor brace; Standardized criteria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; BRACE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IMMATURITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENARCHE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE FUSION; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BRACES; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249937904     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpb.0000271330.64234.db     Document Type: Article

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