Brace wear control of curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1343-1352

  Katz, Donald E ^a   Herring, J Anthony ^a   Browne, Richard H ^a   Kelly, Derek M ^b   Birch, John G ^a  

^a TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACE; CARTILAGE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOLIOSIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954627002     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01142     Document Type: Article

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