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Application of different measures of skeletal maturity in initiating weaning from a brace for scoliosis: two case reports

INTRODUCTION: Various measures of skeletal maturity are used to initiate weaning from a brace in patients suffering from idiopathic scoliosis, resulting in different outcomes. We present two cases with double major curves, treated with the Rigo System Cheneau brace, and weaned using different criter...

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Autores principales: Rivett, LouAnn, Rothberg, Alan, Stewart, Aimee, Berkowitz, Rowan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830104
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-6444