Bracing patients with idiopathic scoliosis: Design of the Dutch randomized controlled treatment trial
Background. The effectiveness of bracing patients with IS has not yet been convincingly established due to a lack of RCTs. Some authors suggest that their results confirm that bracing is effective; others conclude that the effectiveness of bracing is doubtful or recommend a RCT. The aim of this study was to establish whether bracing patients with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) in an early stage will result in at least 5 degrees less mean progression of the curvature compared to the control group after two years of follow-up. Methods. A randomized controlled trial was designed. Eligible patients are... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2008 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26677685 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/30315 |