Quantitative Determination of Spine Flexibility for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Date Issued
2005-07-31
Date
2005-07-31
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DOI
922218E002040
Abstract
Spinal flexibility has been used by clinicians in various medical procedures;
clinicians usually misapprehend the concept of flexibility by examining patient’s
“deflexibility”. The objective of this research was to determine spinal flexibility
through the investigation of its relation to other patient parameters, such as growth
factors, curve pattern, curve apex and curve magnitude. Ten adolescent idiopathic
scoliosis (AIS) subjects were recruited. A measuring device was designed such that
the corrective force could be recorded. Spinal orthoses were fabricated according to
their molds and the in brace curve corrections were evaluated by their radiographs.
Spinal flexibility was determined by correlation analysis of the patient parameters.
The orthotic treatment prognosis was also predicted and would guide clinicians and
patients to make right decisions and treatment plans.
clinicians usually misapprehend the concept of flexibility by examining patient’s
“deflexibility”. The objective of this research was to determine spinal flexibility
through the investigation of its relation to other patient parameters, such as growth
factors, curve pattern, curve apex and curve magnitude. Ten adolescent idiopathic
scoliosis (AIS) subjects were recruited. A measuring device was designed such that
the corrective force could be recorded. Spinal orthoses were fabricated according to
their molds and the in brace curve corrections were evaluated by their radiographs.
Spinal flexibility was determined by correlation analysis of the patient parameters.
The orthotic treatment prognosis was also predicted and would guide clinicians and
patients to make right decisions and treatment plans.
Subjects
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
spine flexibility
orthotic treatment
Publisher
臺北市:國立臺灣大學醫學工程學研究所
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