Center of gravity and radiographic posture analysis: A preliminary review of adult volunteers and adult patients affected by scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1535-1540

  El Fegoun, Abdelkrim Benchikh ^b   Schwab, Frank ^b   Gamez, Lorenzo ^b   Champain, Nicolas ^a   Skalli, Wafa ^a   Farcy, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE BIOMÉCANIQUE   (France)

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Center of gravity; Force plate; Scoliosis; Spinal alignment; Spinal balance; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; HUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STANDING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 22144479031     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000167534.49069.e9     Document Type: Review

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