Methods Study design: retrospective controlled study. Population: Exercise Group (EG): 28 consecutive scoliosis patients (26 females), age 13±2, TRACE 4.5, Cobb angle 18±3°, ATR 7±3°, Risset 0-3. SpineCor Group (SG): 41 patients (33 females), age 13±1, TRACE score 6, Cobb angle 24±5°; ATR 8±3°, Risser 0-3. EG patients performed specific exercises twice per week according to the SEAS protocol. S...

BACKGROUND Although many studies on reliability and reproducibility of measurement have been performed on coronal Cobb angle, few results about reliability and reproducibility are reported on sagittal alignment measurement including the pelvis. We usually use SurgimapSpine software to measure the Cobb angle in our studies; however, there are no reports till date on its reliability and reproduci...

OBJECTIVE To determine deformity correction by postural correction and subsequent balloon inflation in acute vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) and to examine the effect of bone mineral density on deformity correction. METHODS A totol of 50 acute OVCFs received balloon kyphoplasty. Lateral radiographs were taken and analyzed at five different time points : 1) preoperative, 2) after placi...

Cobb angle, which is a measure of spinal curvature, is the standard method for quantifying the magnitude of Scoliosis, related to spinal deformity in orthopedics. Determining the Cobb angle through manual process is subject to human errors. In this work, we propose a methodology to measure the magnitude of Cobb angle, which appreciably reduces the variability related to its measurement, compare...

Material and methods Prospective study including only non operated girls (n=54) diagnosed with IS. Mean age of 14.3+1.4 years (range 1218). Mean Cobb angle of 31.7o+12.5 (range 10-75). All patients performed the TAPS the same day they were measured with the Formetric system. Radiograph was taken on a different day, and sometimes in a different month, however this was not considered a problem be...

Population 56 consecutive AIS patients from our prospective database (39 female; age 13±1, Cobb 21±4° ; ATR 11±4° ): 28 patients (19 females; age 13±1; TRACE score 6; Cobb angle 22±4° ; ATR 12±4° , Risser 0-3) treated by Spinecor 20/24 hours; 28 patients (20 females; age 13±1; TRACE score 5; Cobb angle 20±4° ; ATR 9±3° , Risser 0-3) treated by SEAS exercises.The short term results of treatment ...

To identify the effects of core stabilization exercise on the Cobb angle and lumbar muscle strength of adolescent patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Subjects in the present study consisted of primary school students who were confirmed to have scoliosis on radiologic examination performed during their visit to the National Fitness Center in Seoul, Korea. Depending on whether they participated i...

Background: Hypercyphosis and vertebral deformity are related to vertebral fractures. There are no studies in chronic alcoholics. Objective: To analyse the relationship which exists between the Cobb angle and different degrees of vertebral deformity, and bone mass and various variables related to bone metabolism in chronic alcoholic patients. Material and methods: 57 alcoholic males aged 52 ± 1...

STUDY DESIGN Automatic measurement of Cobb angle in patients with scoliosis. OBJECTIVE To test the accuracy of an automatic Cobb angle determination method from frontal radiographical images. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Thirty-six frontal radiographical images of patients with scoliosis. METHODS A modified charged particle model is used to determine the curvature on radiographical spinal i...