The effect of rigid versus flexible spinal orthosis on the clinical efficacy and acceptance of the patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1360-1365

  Wong, Man Sang ^a   Cheng, Jack C Y ^b   Lam, Tsz Ping ^b   Ng, Bobby K W ^b   Sin, Sai Wing ^c   Lee Shum, Sandra L F ^c   Chow, Daniel H K ^a   Tam, Sandra Y P ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Patients' acceptance; Rigid spinal orthosis; SpineCor; Treatment efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITALIZATION; ORTHOTICS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLIABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCOLIOSIS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLIABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 46249130601     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817329d9     Document Type: Article

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