Critical assessment of the state of the art of spine supportive corsets–can we do better?

摘要: MethodsFollowing a systematic protocol using multiple search criteria to capture relevant and available articles and patents, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and the United States Patent and Trademark Office databases were consulted. The function, claims, shape, and actuation method for providing spinal support for each identified spinal corset were then evaluated.