Theodoros B Grivas, Nikola Jevtic, Danka Ljubojevic, Samra Pjanic, Filip Golic, Christina Mazioti, Despina Papagianni, Aristea Mamzari, Elias Vasiliadis
INTRODUCTION AND AIM: Scoliometry is not always included in the examination protocol of IS patients. The aim of this report is to examine the degree of correlation of Segmental Rib Index (SRI) to scoliometry, in order for SRI to be used as a surrogate of scoliometric angle of trunk rotation (ATR). MATERIAL AND METHOD: 66 Idiopathic Scoliosis (IS) subjects were studied, with a mean age 12.2 ± 2.9 years, 18 boys and 48 girls: 20 thoracic, 22 thoracolumbar and 24 lumbar curves...
May 9, 2024: European Spine Journal