Impact of prophylactic thoracolumbosacral orthosis bracing on functional activities and activities of daily living in the pediatric spinal cord injury population

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Chafetz, Ross S ^a   Mulcahey, Mary Jane ^a   Betz, Randal R ^a   Anderson, Caroline ^b   Vogel, Lawrence C ^b   Gaughan, John P ^c   O'Del, Mary Ann ^c   Flanagan, Ann ^c   McDonald, Craig M ^d  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Adolescence; Bracing; Child; Orthosis; Paraplegia; Scoliosis; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SITTING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 34548211394     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2007.11754598     Document Type: Article

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