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A review of the trunk surface metrics used as Scoliosis and other deformities evaluation indices

BACKGROUND: Although scoliosis is characterized by lateral deviation of the spine, a 3D deformation actually is responsible for geometric and morphologic changes in the trunk and rib cage. In a vast related medical literature, one can find quite a few scoliosis evaluation indices, which are based on...

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Autores principales: Patias, Petros, Grivas, Theodoros B, Kaspiris, Angelos, Aggouris, Costas, Drakoutos, Evangelos
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2906414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20584340
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-7161-5-12