Approach to scoliosis changed due to causes other than evidence: Patients call for conservative (rehabilitation) experts to join in team orthopedic surgeons

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 731-741

  Negrini, Stefano ^a  

^a ISICO ITALIAN SCIENTIFIC SPINE INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Bracing; Exercises; Rehabilitation; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; BRACE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDLINE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPINE FUSION; SURGEON;

ADOLESCENT; BIBLIOMETRICS; BRACES; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 42549103591     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280801889485     Document Type: Article

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