An effective assessment method of spinal flexibility to predict the initial in-orthosis correction on the patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).

An effective assessment method of spinal flexibility to predict the initial in-orthosis correction on the patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).

Spinal flexibility is an essential parameter for clinical decision making on the patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Various methods are proposed to assess spinal flexibility, but which assessment method is more effective to predict the effect of orthotic treatment is unclear.To inv...

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Main Authors: Chen He, Michael Kai-Tsun To, Jason Pui-Yin Cheung, Kenneth Man-Chee Cheung, Chi-Kwan Chan, Wei-Wei Jiang, Guang-Quan Zhou, Kelly Ka-Lee Lai, Yong-Ping Zheng, Man-Sang Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5739463?pdf=render

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