Open AccessAnalysis of the corrective forces exerted by a dynamic derotation brace (DDB)
Author(s) -
Ioannis Loukos,
C Zachariou,
C Nicolopoulos,
Demetrios S. Korres,
Nicolas Efstathopoulos
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
prosthetics and orthotics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.729
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1746-1553
pISSN - 0309-3646
DOI - 10.1177/0309364611420477
Subject(s) - brace , orthodontics , curvature , body posture , idiopathic scoliosis , medicine , scoliosis , tension (geology) , bracing , physical medicine and rehabilitation , biomechanics , anatomy , structural engineering , surgery , mathematics , materials science , engineering , compression (physics) , geometry , composite material
Discrepancies exist in the current literature for bracing of spinal curvature conditions. This can be explained by the diversity of brace types, the different curve patterns and the various measurement methods and instruments.