Methods We evaluated 35 consecutive female patients visited in ISICO Institute for spine diseases (scoliosis or hyperkyphosis). With the patient in a standing position, we carried out a set of tests performed with a three-dimensional rastereography (DIERS Formetric) with different SLs (5mm, 10mm, 15mm.) placed alternatively under both feet. We assessed the variations of these different postural...

Background The Formetric 4D System (Diers International GmbH, Schlangenbad Germany) is a popular system for measuring surface topography in patients with adolescent scoliosis [1-4]. The system automatically detects anatomic landmarks on the patient, but then gives the user the opportunity to make adjustments to those landmarks if necessary. The purpose of this study was to see whether there wou...

Material and methods We evaluated 140 children with idiopathic scoliosis treated by the FED method at the Rehabilitation Centre in Zgorzelec. The children were assessed by the 4D DIERS Formetric III at the beginning and the end of the month of the stay. Some of the patients were evaluated sixmonths after the FED treatment. One of the parameters selected to assess the therapy outcome is the rota...

Background Surface Topography can be used to evaluate patients with spinal deformity, especially adolescents with scoliosis in whom a reduced number of radiographic evaluations is desired. The Formetric 4D (Diers International GmbH, Schlangenbad, Germany) is a surface topography system that is able to identify anatomical landmarks and construct a 3-dimentional model of the spine using only surf...

Material and methods Surface measurements (Formetric) of kyphosis/lordosis were considered the Gold Standard [1]. Correlations between Human PD (HPD), Formetric PD (FPD) and Gold Standard were searched in 129 school screening pupils (age 11.8±0.7): not correlated PD were eliminated. ROC-curve statistical technique was used to determine the best cut-off for remaining PDs. Final FPD were verified...

INTRODUCTION In pediatric spinal deformity the gold standard for curve surveillance remains standing full-column radiographs, but repeated exposure to ionizing radiation motivates us to look for nonradiographic solutions. This study tests a modern system of surface topography (ST) to determine whether it is reliable and reproducible. METHODS Patients from 6 pediatric spinal deformity clinics ...

[Purpose] The purpose of this single-center investigation was to study the impact of pregnancy on back pain and body posture. [Subjects] The subjects were 26 pregnant females. [Methods] Data were generated with a spine scanner (Diers(®) formetric 4D), trunk strength measurement (Diers(®) myoline), a numeric pain scale (0 to 10), and a biomechanical model. Parameters were compared during each tr...