No evidence for the effectiveness of bracing in patients with thoracolumbar fractures A systematic review

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 226-232

  Giele, Boukje M ^a   Wiertsema, Suzanne H ^c   Beelen, Anita ^a   Van Der Schaaf, Marike ^a   Lucas, Cees ^a   Been, Henk D ^b   Bramer, Jos A M ^b  

^a Department of Rehabilitation ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED REST; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORSET; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MESH HEADING; MORBIDITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SPINE FRACTURE; SPLINT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOLUMBAR FRACTURE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE HEALING; INJURY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

BRACES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65449116907     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453670902875245     Document Type: Review

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