Brace treatment during pubertal growth spurt in girls with idiopathic scoliosis (IS): A prospective trial comparing two different concepts

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 199-206

  Weiss, Hans Rudolf ^a,b   Weiss, Grita Maria ^a  

^a Asklepios Kathanna Schroth Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre   (Germany)

^b Asklepios Katharina Schroth Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brace treatment; Ch neau brace; Idiopathic scoliosis; Outcome; RSC brace; SpineCor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MENARCHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBERTY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRACES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBERTY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051946757     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: 14645270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13638490400022212     Document Type: Article

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