The sforzesco brace and SPoRT concept (symmetric, patient-oriented, rigid, three-dimensional) versus the lyon brace and 3-point systems for bracing idiopathic scoliosis

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 123, Issue , 2006, Pages 245-249

  Negrini, Stefano ^a   Marchini, Gianfranco ^b   Tomaello, Luca ^b  

^a ISICO ITALIAN SCIENTIFIC SPINE INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Centro Ortopedico Lombardo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brace; Controlled study; Correction; Idiopathic scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR CORRECTION;

B-PARAMETER; BRACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGREE CURVES; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; PATIENT-ORIENTED; SHORT TERM;

SPORTS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SCOLIOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 39049178264     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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