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Published in: Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Oral presentation

It is possible to make patients use braces the hours prescribed: first results from the thermobrace clinical everyday usage

Authors: S Donzelli, F Zaina, S Negrini

Published in: Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders | Special Issue 1/2012

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Compliance to bracing has been questioned, and temperature sensors advocated to check it. Since 2010 we started the everyday clinical use of a temperature sensor (Thermobrace): aim of this study is to present the results of the first patients. …
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Metadata
Title
It is possible to make patients use braces the hours prescribed: first results from the thermobrace clinical everyday usage
Authors
S Donzelli
F Zaina
S Negrini
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders / Issue Special Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 2397-1789
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-7161-7-S1-O29

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