An Examination of the Number of Adolescent Scoliotic Curves That Are Braceable at First Presentation to a Scoliosis Service
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) affects between 0.5% and 5.2% of adolescents and is progressive in two-thirds of cases. Bracing is an effective non-operative treatment for AIS and has been shown to prevent up to 72% of curves from requiring surgery. This paper explores the presentation of AIS...
Main Authors: | Laura Hartley, Conor Jones, Darren Lui, Jason Bernard, Timothy Bishop, Jan Herzog, Daniel Chan, Oliver Stokes, Adrian Gardner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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Series: | Healthcare |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/3/445 |
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