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

Open Access 01-10-2007 | Oral presentation

Sitting forward bending position versus standing position for studying the back shape in scoliotic children

Authors: Tomasz Kotwicki, Joanna Chowańska, Edyta Kinel, Małgorzata Lorkowska, Wanda Stryła, Andrzej Szulc

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

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Excerpt

Potential benefits of sitting position for scoliosis exam include stable posture and level pelvis. The hypothesis was that surface topography as well as scoliometer evaluation can be performed in sitting forward bending position and that the parameters describing deformity in the frontal and axial plane can be provided. …
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Metadata
Title
Sitting forward bending position versus standing position for studying the back shape in scoliotic children
Authors
Tomasz Kotwicki
Joanna Chowańska
Edyta Kinel
Małgorzata Lorkowska
Wanda Stryła
Andrzej Szulc
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-S34

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