The formetric TRACER index: a valid measure of aesthetic deformity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
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Background The gold standard of scoliosis evaluation-Cobb angle measurement-is a valuable tool for assessing spinal deformity and making therapeutic decisions [1,2] but is not fully able to describe the trunk deformity (aesthetics), which is a main concern of patients. Posture, deformity of other bones and soft tissues could be other determinants of the aesthetic impairment due to scoliosis. We do not currently have a commonly accepted measurement of aesthetic impairment due to scoliosis.
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دوره 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013