The Milwaukee brace in paralytic scoliosis

The Milwaukee brace in paralytic scoliosis

The Milwaukee brace possesses excellent passive properties in addition to the well known dynamic action, and is of definite value in the bracing of paralytic curves in children in whom a fusion should be de-delayed. This application is a temporary but at the same time a long term expedient to allow...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical orthopaedics and related research 1975-07, Vol.110 (110), p.63-68
1. Verfasser: Bunch, W H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biomechanical Phenomena
Braces
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Male
Paralysis - surgery
Paralysis - therapy
Pressure
Radiography
Scoliosis - diagnostic imaging
Scoliosis - surgery
Scoliosis - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:The Milwaukee brace possesses excellent passive properties in addition to the well known dynamic action, and is of definite value in the bracing of paralytic curves in children in whom a fusion should be de-delayed. This application is a temporary but at the same time a long term expedient to allow spine growth prior to surgery.
ISSN:0009-921X
DOI:10.1097/00003086-197507000-00011