A comparison of radiographic and electrogoniometric angles in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 1549-1555

  Mior, Silvano A ^a   Kopansky Giles, Deborah R ^a   Crowther, Edward R ^a   Wright, James G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cobb method; electrogoniometry; reliability; scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; POTENTIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 0029948337     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199607010-00013     Document Type: Article

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