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...

The Cobb–Douglas function is today one of the most widely adopted assumptions in economic modeling, yet both its theoretical and empirical bases have long been under question. This paper builds an alternative function on very different (albeit also neoclassical) microfoundations aimed at both addressing those theoretical drawbacks and providing a better empirical fit than the Cobb–Douglas formu...

Outcome measure The threshold of 5° Cobb to define worsened, improved and stabilized curves was considered, average Cobb angle, ATR, TRACE (for aesthetic evaluation) Statistical analyses: Mean and SD were used for descriptive statistics of clinical and radiographic changes. Relative Risk of failure (RR), 95% Confidence Interval (CI), Student’s t, Kruskall Wallis, and chi square test were applie...

OBJECTIVES To compare the Cobb technique for measuring kyphosis with an alternative Cobb method and a computer-assisted curve assessment technique, and to examine the influence of vertebral body and disc shape on kyphosis. METHODS Kyphosis measurements were derived from 93 lateral spinal radiographs or sagittal computed tomography images of cadaveric spines, using: (i) a computer-assisted met...

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...

PURPOSE The purposes of this study were to evaluate the usefulness and limitations of chest radiographs in scoliosis screening and to compare these results with those of thoraco-lumbar standing radiographs (TLSR). MATERIALS AND METHODS During Korean conscription, 419 males were retrospectively examined using both chest radiographs and TLSR to confirm the scoliosis and Cobb angle at the Region...

The objectives of this study were: To investigate computer-assisted digital radiographic measurement of Cobb angles in dogs with congenital thoracic vertebral malformations, to determine its intra- and inter-observer reliability and its association with the presence of neurological deficits. Medical records were reviewed (2009-2013) to identify brachycephalic screw-tailed dog breeds with radiog...

R.J. Hawken, R.L. Sapp, R. Okimoto, J. Chen, R. Borg, C-H. Huang, T. Wing, C. Wang, J. Henshall, and M. Abrahamsen Cobb-Vantress, Siloam Springs, Arkansas, 72761, USA SUMMARY Cobb-Vantress is one of the leading global suppliers of broiler breeding stock, with products distributed in more than 100 countries. Cobb has continually invested in new technologies to consistently deliver genetic improv...