Long-term results after Boston brace treatment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
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Long-term results after Boston brace treatment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
BACKGROUND Few studies have evaluated long-term outcome after bracing using validated health related quality of life outcome measures. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the long-term outcome in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) 12 years or more after treatment with the Boston brace. METHODS 109 (80%) of 135 patients (7 men) with AIS treated with the Boston brace at a mean of 19...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Scoliosis
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1748-7161
DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-4-17