Functional exercise capacity, lung function and chest wall deformity in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

AbstractIntroduction The adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) causes changes on the compliance of the chest. These changes may be associated with impaired lung function and reduced functional exercise capacity of these adolescents. We aimed to evaluate the correlation between functional exercise ca...

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Main Authors: Evandro Fornias Sperandio, Milena Carlos Vidotto, Anderson Sales Alexandre, Liu Chiao Yi, Alberto Ofenhejm Gotfryd, Victor Zuniga Dourado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora Champagnat
Series:Fisioterapia em Movimento
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-51502015000300563&lng=en&tlng=en