Top

Published in:

01-09-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of L. P. Ardigò et al. concerning “Validity and reliability of photographic measures to evaluate waistline asymmetry in idiopathic scoliosis” by Matamalas A, Bagó J, D Agata E, Pellisé F (2016) Eur Spine J; 2016 Mar 14 [Epub ahead of print]

Author: Antonia Matamalas Adrover

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 9/2016

Excerpt

We appreciate the comments by the authors about our article and we would like to answer the different concerns raised. …

Matamalas A, Bagó J, D’Agata E, Pellisé F (2014) Reliability and validity study of measurements on digital photography to evaluate shoulder balance in idiopathic scoliosis. Scoliosis 9(1):23CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Matamalas A, Bagó J, D’Agata E, Pellisé F (2015) Does patient perception of shoulder balance correlate with clinical balance? Eur Spine J (Epub ahead of print)

Patias P, Grivas TB, Kapiris A, Aggouris C, Drakoutos E (2010) A review of the trunk surface metrics used as Scoliosis and other deformities evaluation indices. Scoliosis 5:12. doi:10.1186/1748-7161-5-12 CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Lafage R, Ferrero E, Henry JK, Challier V, Diebo B, Liabaud B, Lafage V, Schwab F (2015) Validation of a new computer-assisted tool to measure spino-pelvic parameters. Spine J 15(12):2493–2502CrossRefPubMed

Guyatte G, Walter S, Norman G (1987) Measuring change over time: assessing the usefulness of evaluative instruments. J Chronic Dis 40(2):171–178CrossRef

de Vet HC, Terwee CB, Knol DL, Bouter LM (2006) When to use agreement versus reliability measures. J Clin Epidemiol 59(10):1033–1039CrossRefPubMed

Weir JP (2005) Quantifying test–retest reliability using the intraclass correlation coefficient and the SEM. J Strength Cond Res 19(1):231–240PubMed

Title: Answer to the Letter to the Editor of L. P. Ardigò et al. concerning “Validity and reliability of photographic measures to evaluate waistline asymmetry in idiopathic scoliosis” by Matamalas A, Bagó J, D Agata E, Pellisé F (2016) Eur Spine J; 2016 Mar 14 [Epub ahead of print]
Author: Antonia Matamalas Adrover
Publication date: 01-09-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue 9/2016
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-016-4689-8

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Springer Medicine

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of L. P. Ardigò et al. concerning “Validity and reliability of photographic measures to evaluate waistline asymmetry in idiopathic scoliosis” by Matamalas A, Bagó J, D Agata E, Pellisé F (2016) Eur Spine J; 2016 Mar 14 [Epub ahead of print]

Excerpt

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Springer Medicine

Excerpt

Please log in to get access to this content

Other articles of this Issue 9/2016

Development of an ex vivo cavity model to study repair strategies in loaded intervertebral discs

Answers to the Letter to the Editor of H. Shantanna et al. concerning “Particulate and non-particulate steroids in spinal epidurals: a systematic review and meta-analysis” by Feeley IH, Healy EF, Noel J, Kiely PJ, Murphy TM (Eur Spine J; 2016): DOI 10.1007/s00586-016-4437-0

Announcements for issue 9, 2016

Chronic low back pain in relation to Modic changes, bony endplate lesions, and disc degeneration in a prospective MRI study

Letter to the Editor concerning “Validity and reliability of photographic measures to evaluate waistline asymmetry in idiopathic scoliosis” by Matamalas A, Bagó J, D Agata E, Pellisé F (2016) Eur Spine J. 2016 Mar 14 [Epub ahead of print]

Is duration of preoperative anti-tuberculosis treatment a risk factor for postoperative relapse or non-healing of spinal tuberculosis: response to comments by Li et al.