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Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders
Published in: Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders 1/2007

Open Access 01-10-2007 | Oral presentation

Values of thoracic kyphosis in adolescents from the city of Czestochowa (simple method of measurement during clinical examination) – pilot study

Authors: Jacek Durmala, Ewa Detko, Katarzyna Krawczyk

Published in: Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders | Special Issue 1/2007

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Knowledge of the normal value of thoracic kyphosis is essential during the assessment of the posture of the body. We measured thoracic kyphosis in 566 adolescents from Czestochowa (city in Poland) aged nine to fourteen years (275 girls and 291 boys). …
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Title
Values of thoracic kyphosis in adolescents from the city of Czestochowa (simple method of measurement during clinical examination) – pilot study
Authors
Jacek Durmala
Ewa Detko
Katarzyna Krawczyk
Publication date
01-10-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders / Issue Special Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 2397-1789
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-7161-2-S1-S32

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