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This article is part of the supplement: 4th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities .

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Positive outcome in obese patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated with the SpineCor Brace

Valerie Vachon1, Alin Circo1,2, Christine Coillard1,2 and Charles H Rivard1,2 email

1Research Center, Sainte-Justine Hospital, 3175 Côte Ste-Catherine, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3T 1C5

2University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada

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from 4th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities
Boston, MA, USA. 13–16 May 2007

Scoliosis 2007, 2(Suppl 1):S22doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-S1-S22

Published: 12 October 2007

First paragraph (this article has no abstract)

To compare outcomes of SpineCor brace treatment [1] in AIS patients who were obese with the outcome in patients of normal weight.


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