Validity and Reliability of Dual Digital Inclinometer in Measuring Thoracic Kyphosis in Women over 45 Years
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اعتبار و تکرارپذیری Dual Digital Inclinometer در اندازه گیری زاویه کایفوز پشتی در زنان بالای 45 سال
Objective: Accurate measurement of thoracic kyphosis has high value in the evaluation of patients with spinal kyphosis and in assessing the effectiveness of different treatment methods. Recently, Dual Digital Inclinometer (DDI) has introduced as a non-invasive tool that can measure the kyphosis angle. According to available information there is only one published study regarding the validity an...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Spine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2165-7939
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000170