How does pressure configuration affect Cobb angle during AIS brace casting?
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How does pressure configuration affect Cobb angle during AIS brace casting?
Methods Nine AIS patients undergoing casting for new braces participated in this pilot study (2 males, 7 females, aged 11-16, Cobb angles 16-44 degrees). An ultrasound scan was used to measure the patient’s (baseline) Cobb angle. The orthotist then used a custom standing Providence system to apply corrective pressures simulating a brace. A second ultrasound scan measured the new (corrected) Cob...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Scoliosis
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1748-7161
DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-10-s1-o60