Comparison between constrained and non-constrained Cobb techniques for the assessment of thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1325-1331

  Mac Thiong, Jean Marc ^a,b   Pinel Giroux, Fanny Maud ^b   De Guise, Jacques A ^c   Labelle, Hubert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lumbar lordosis; Posture; Radiographic analysis; Reproducibility; Sagittal balance; Spine; Thoracic kyphosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONSTRAINED COBB TECHNIQUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONCONSTRAINED COBB TECHNIQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 34548582179     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0314-1     Document Type: Article

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