Incidence of surgery in conservatively treated patients with scoliosis

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-118

  Weiss, Hans Rudolf ^a   Weiss, Grita ^a   Schaar, Hans Jürgen ^a  

^a Asklepios Katharina Schroth Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brace treatment; Idiopathic scoliosis; Inpatient intensive rehabilitation; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILWAUKEE BRACE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 80052092321     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13638490310001593446     Document Type: Article

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