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Chêneau brace for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: long-term results. Can it prevent surgery?
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Chêneau brace in the management of idiopathic scoliosis.
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Erectile dysfunction after prostate three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
Erectile dysfunction is associated with all the common treatment options for prostate cancer. The aim of this research was to evaluate the relationship between erectile function and radiation dose to the penil...
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Cotrel–Dubousset instrumentation in neuromuscular scoliosis
The study design is retrospective. The aim is to describe our experience about the treatment of patients with neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS) using Cotrel–Dubousset instrumentation. Neuromuscular scoliosis are d...
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Epidemiology of overweight and obesity among school children and adolescents in three provinces of central Italy, 1993–2001: study of potential influencing variables
Objective: The prevalence of overweight and obesity was estimated among the school children and adolescents of three provinces of central Italy, and the role of several possible influencing factors was analysed.
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Large incidence variation of Type I diabetes in central-southern Italy 1990–1995: lower risk in rural areas
Aims/hypothesis. To evaluate the relation between the incidence of childhood Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and the degree of urbanization in the central-southern part of Italy. Met...
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Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation for the treatment of severe scoliosis
In a multicentric study, 36 cases (40 curves) of severe scoliosis were analysed; 19 were idiopathic and 17 neurological, Cobb angles ranged from 70° to 145°, all had undergone three-rod Cotrel-Dubousset (CD) ...
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Fasting serum leptin levels in the analysis of body mass index cut-off values: are they useful for overweight screening in children and adolescents? A school population-based survey in three provinces of central Italy
OBJECTIVE: Body mass index (BMI) was determined in a population of school students from three provinces of central Italy. Fasting serum leptin concentrations were assayed in a large number of subjects from the...