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No evidence for the effectiveness of bracing in patients with thoracolumbar fractures: A systematic review

Background and purpose The use of braces is widespread in patients with thoracolumbar fractures. The effectiveness of bracing, however, is controversial. We sought evidence for the effect of bracing in patients with traumatic thoracolumbar fractures based on outcome and length of hospital stay (LOS)...

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Autores principales: Giele, Boukje M, Wiertsema, Suzanne H, Beelen, Anita, van der Schaaf, Marike, Lucas, Cees, Been, Henk D, Bramer, Jos A M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2823176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19404808
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453670902875245