Braces for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1285-1293

  Negrini, Stefano ^a   Minozzi, Silvia ^b   Bettany Saltikov, Josette ^c   Zaina, Fabio ^a   Chockalingam, Nachiappan ^d   Grivas, Theodoros B ^e   Kotwicki, Tomasz ^f   Maruyama, Toru ^g   Romano, Michele ^a   Vasiliadis, Elias S ^h  

^a ISICO ITALIAN SCIENTIFIC SPINE INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b ASL RM/E   (Italy)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e TZANEIO GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^f POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^g SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h THRIASIO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Brace; RCT; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COBB ANGLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCOLIOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 77953130631     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181dc48f4     Document Type: Review

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