PReventing Idiopathic SCOliosis PROgression (PRISCOPRO) : a protocol for a quadruple-blinded, randomized controlled trial comparing 3D designed Boston brace to standard Boston brace

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- https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04805437

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