No evidence for the effectiveness of bracing in patients with thoracolumbar fractures.

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Published in Acta Orthop on April 01, 2009

Authors

Boukje M Giele1, Suzanne H Wiertsema, Anita Beelen, Marike van der Schaaf, Cees Lucas, Henk D Been, Jos A M Bramer

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Rehabilitation, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. B.M.Giele@amc.uva.nl

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