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European Spine Journal
Published in: European Spine Journal 11/2007

01-11-2007 | Letter to the Editor

Health-related quality of life in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after treatment: short-term effects after brace or surgical treatment, a comment

Authors: I. Aprile, A. E. Ruggeri, F. Savi Scarponi, S. Illiano, M. Foschini, G. Vergili, G. Frasca, L. Padua

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 11/2007

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Excerpt

We have read with great interest the article published by Bunge EM and colleagues [1] about short-term effects regarding health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients affected by adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) after a brace or surgical treatment. …
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Bunge EM, Juttmann RE, de Kleuver M, van Biezen FC, de Koning HJ; NESCIO group (2007) Health-related quality of life in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after treatment: short-term effects after brace or surgical treatment. Eur Spine J 16:83–9PubMedCrossRef
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Lai SM, Asher M, Burton D (2006) Estimating SRS-22 quality of life measures with SF-36: application in idiopathic scoliosis. Spine 31:473–8PubMedCrossRef
Metadata
Title
Health-related quality of life in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after treatment: short-term effects after brace or surgical treatment, a comment
Authors
I. Aprile
A. E. Ruggeri
F. Savi Scarponi
S. Illiano
M. Foschini
G. Vergili
G. Frasca
L. Padua
Publication date
01-11-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Spine Journal / Issue 11/2007
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-007-0461-4

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