Objective assessment of brace wear times and physical activities in two patients with scoliosis

Biomedizinische Technik

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-120

  Müller, Carsten ^a   Winter, Corinna ^a   Klein, Dieter ^a   Damaske, Katharina ^a   Schmidt, Carolin ^a   Schulte, Tobias ^a   Bullmann, Viola ^a   Rosenbaum, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bracing; Compliance; Conservative scoliosis treatment; Physical activity; Thermobutton

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY LEVELS; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENTS; DAILY ACTIVITY; OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE;

ARTICLE; BRACE; CHILD; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; SCOLIOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRACES; CHILD; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SCOLIOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952609219     PISSN: 00135585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BMT.2010.026     Document Type: Article

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