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Figure 5 | Scoliosis

Figure 5

From: Treatment of thoraco-lumbar curves in adolescent females affected by idiopathic scoliosis with a progressive action short brace (PASB): assessment of results according to the SRS committee on bracing and nonoperative management standardization criteria

Figure 5

Dynamics bound by the geometry of the brace. The trasverse section of the brace (A), elliptical and asymmetrical up to the plan of the pelvic Hold, produces twisting moments opposed to the direction of the rotation of the vertebrae included in the curve (b). The bending X-ray (c) shows the efficacy of the twisting action produced by the brace for all movements of the trunk.

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Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders

ISSN: 2397-1789

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