Brace monitoring system for the treatment of scoliosis

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 88, Issue , 2002, Pages 218-221

  Lou, E ^a   Raso, J ^a   Hill, D ^a   Durdle, N ^b   Mahood, J ^a   Moreau, M ^a  

^a Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROCOMPUTERS; TRANSDUCERS;

1 MINUTES; DAILY ACTIVITY; FORCE TRANSDUCERS; MONITORING SYSTEM; PEER PRESSURE; WEAR PATTERN;

MONITORING;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRACE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCOLIOSIS; TRANSDUCER; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; SCOLIOSIS; TRANSDUCERS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 6044253487     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-932-5-218     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (3)

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2. Lavelle JR, Smith K, Platts R, Morley TR, Ransford AO, Edgar MA.: An Assessment of Brace Compliance in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis using a New Brace Timer.' J. Bone Joint. Surg. 1996; 78-Bp.162.
3. Lavelle JR, Edgar MA, Ransford AO, Morley TR, Smith K.: 'Do Scoliotic Patients wear their Braces?'. J. Bone Joint. Surg. 1997] 79-B p.322.