Correction effects of the ScoliOlogiC® „Chêneau light" brace in patients with scoliosis

Hans‐Rudolf Weiss; Mario Werkmann; Carola Stephan

doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-2

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Correction effects of the ScoliOlogiC® „Chêneau light" brace in patients with scoliosis

Hans‐Rudolf Weiss Mario Werkmann Carola Stephan

Year: 2007 Journal: Scoliosis Vol: 2 (1)Pages: 2-2 Publisher: BioMed Central

DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-2-2

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Abstract

The use of the "Chêneau light" brace leads to correction effects above average when compared to the correction effects of other braces described in literature. The reduction of material seems to affect the desired correction in a positive way.

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Brace Medicine Scoliosis Bracing Orthodontics Idiopathic scoliosis Cobb angle Physical therapy Surgery Structural engineering Engineering

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