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Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders
Published in: Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Oral presentation

Assessment of stress in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients while wearing a brace

Authors: T Kuru, H Yilmaz

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

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The adolescent years are among the most stressful times in a person’s life [1] and if they have adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), stress response can be roused by spinal deformity and increased by brace treatment. The purpose of this study is to assess stress of patients with AIS who wear a spinal brace with the “Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire (BSSQ)” [2‐5]. …
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Metadata
Title
Assessment of stress in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients while wearing a brace
Authors
T Kuru
H Yilmaz
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-O4

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