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Complex congenital scoliosis: brace treatment. What can we expect?

Authors: Houria Kaced, H Belabbassi, A Medhkour

Published in: Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders | Special Issue 1/2010

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Complex Congenital Scoliosis (CCS) is the most frequent cause of non-idiopathic Scoliosis. CCS is a frequent condition in Algeria, and is associated with severe spinal deformities due to failures of formation and segmentation. To date, there is no single treatment that can correct all the deformities in CCS, and the value of Brace Treatment (BT) is still debated. We report our experience in the use of BT in CCS. …

Title: Complex congenital scoliosis: brace treatment. What can we expect?
Authors: Houria Kaced
H Belabbassi
A Medhkour
Publication date: 01-09-2010
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders / Issue Special Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 2397-1789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-7161-5-S1-O70

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