Preoperative pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in Portuguese adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis

• F. Flores,
• J. Cavaleiro,
• A.A. Lopes,
• F. Ribeiro,
• A. Oliveira

Affiliations

F. Flores

Department of Physiotherapy and CEMAH, School of Allied Health Sciences of Porto (ESTSP), Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal

J. Cavaleiro

Department of Physiotherapy and CEMAH, School of Allied Health Sciences of Porto (ESTSP), Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal

A.A. Lopes

Department of Physiotherapy and CEMAH, School of Allied Health Sciences of Porto (ESTSP), Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Department of Orthophysiatry, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal; Corresponding author.

F. Ribeiro

School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro and CINTESIS.UA, Aveiro, Portugal

A. Oliveira

Director of the Department of Orthophysiatry, Centro Hospitalar do Porto and Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal