An objective measurement of brace usage for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 290-294

  Lou, Edmond ^a,b   Hill, Doug ^a   Hedden, Douglas ^b   Mahood, Jim ^b   Moreau, Marc ^b   Raso, Jim ^a  

^a GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Compliance; Data logging; Load measurement; Orthotic treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; COMPLIANCE; DAILY ACTIVITY; DATA LOGGING; LOAD MEASUREMENT; LOW POWER WIRELESS; OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT; ORTHOSES; ORTHOSIS; REFERENCE LEVELS; SUBJECTIVE METHODS; TREATMENT OUTCOMES; WEAR TIME;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; ORTHOTICS; SURVEYS;

LOADS (FORCES);

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SCOLIOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952312046     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.10.016     Document Type: Article

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