Coronal plane segmental flexibility in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis assessed by fulcrum-bending radiographs

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 732-738

  Hasler, Carol Claudius ^a   Hefti, Fritz ^a   Büchler, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fulcrum bending views; Idiopathic scoliosis; Segmental flexibility; Segmental stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IDIOPATHIC THORACIC SCOLIOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STANDING;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 77954532597     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1320-2     Document Type: Article

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