Abstract
Study Design: retrospective study on the accuracy and reliability of two clinical tests for scoliosis in young patients. Aim: to evaluate the inter-observer reliability of three non-invasive clinical measurements: hump height (HH), axial trunk rotation (ATR), and distance of the spinous process from the plumb line (DP) in standing; to compare these results with the corresponding radiographic measurements, the Cobb angles (CA). Population: 116 patients, 78 females and 38 males; 410 examinations have been performed (144 patients with brace and 266 without). Methods: a database was created using the measurements of different clinical parameters obtained from two examiners that measured them independently and in the same conditions. The Cobb method has been used as a gold standard. Results: our results show a very high inter-rater reliability for HH and ATR measurements. The DP shows a different inter-rater reliability for the thoracic (C7) and lumbar (L3) spine, in both cases lower than that in the frontal plane; the ICC of the thoracolumbar DP (D12) was very low. The correlation with the radiographic value was weak.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics |
| Pages | 123-125 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Volume | 91 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
| Event | 4th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities, IRSSD 2002 - Athens, Greece Duration: May 24 2002 → May 27 2002 |
Other
| Other | 4th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities, IRSSD 2002 |
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| Country/Territory | Greece |
| City | Athens |
| Period | 5/24/02 → 5/27/02 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biomedical Engineering
- Health Informatics
- Health Information Management