Pain assessment in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis at different stages of disease evolution

OBJECTIVE: The correlation between pain complaints and the severity of the spinal curvature in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence and intensity of back pain in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients at different stages of the d...

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Main Authors: Alberto Ofenhejm Gotfryd, Fernando José Franzin, Patricia Rios Poletto, Luiz Carlos de Abreu, Vitor E. Valenti, Luciano Miller Reis Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mavera, Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda
Series:Medical Express
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2358-04292014000400170&lng=en&tlng=en