The relationship between surface and radiological deformity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Effect of change in body position

European Spine Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-90

  Scutt, N D ^a   Dangerfield, P H ^a,b   Dorgan, J C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

angle of thoracic inclination; radiography; scoliosis; three dimensional deformity; vertebral rotation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; POSITION EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 0029931062     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00298386     Document Type: Article

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