Evaluation of the iPhone with an acrylic sleeve versus the Scoliometer for rib hump measurement in scoliosis

Scoliosis

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Izatt, Maree T ^a   Bateman, Gary R ^b   Adam, Clayton J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GB Orthopaedics Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inter observer variability; Intra observer variability; iPhone; Measurement variability; Rib hump; Rib hump measurement; Scoliometer; Scoliosis; Smartphone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864354744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17487161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-7-14     Document Type: Article

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