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Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders
Published in: Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders 1/2007

Open Access 01-10-2007 | Oral presentation

Adolescent girls with idiopathic scoliosis <40 degrees, treated with TLSO brace, reveal less clinical deformity than non-treated girls having similar scoliosis angle

Authors: Edyta Kinel, Tomasz Kotwicki, Wanda Stryła, Andrzej Szulc

Published in: Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders | Special Issue 1/2007

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The goal was to compare clinical deformity among two groups of girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), with curves <40 degrees: Group 1 was treated with a thoracolumbar sacral (TLSO) orthosis; and Group 2 was non-treated. …
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Title
Adolescent girls with idiopathic scoliosis <40 degrees, treated with TLSO brace, reveal less clinical deformity than non-treated girls having similar scoliosis angle
Authors
Edyta Kinel
Tomasz Kotwicki
Wanda Stryła
Andrzej Szulc
Publication date
01-10-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders / Issue Special Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 2397-1789
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-7161-2-S1-S16

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