Lessons to be learned: best and worst results from a 7 years old clinical database of scoliosis patients
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Material and methods All scoliosis patients with more than 2 visits included in a prospective clinical database started in September 2003 were reviewed on August 31st 2010. A cut-off of 20 degrees (improvement or worsening) from the first observation was used to select patients. Patients were analysed for diagnosis, morphology, Cobb angle at start, curve improved/worsened, treatment, gender, Body Mass Index, clinical parameters.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012