Bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, surrogate outcomes, and the number needed to treat

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Sanders, James O ^a   Newton, Peter O ^b   Browne, Richard H ^c   Herring, Anthony J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; bracing; evidencebased medicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; BRACE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 84865500696     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31825199e5     Document Type: Review

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