Run Ji, Xiaona Liu, Yang Liu, Bin Yan, Jiemeng Yang, Wayne Yuk-Wai Lee, Ling Wang, Chunjing Tao, Shengzheng Kuai, Yubo Fan
BACKGROUND: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), three-dimensional spine deformation, affects body motion. Previous research had indicated pathological gait patterns of AIS. However, the impact of the curve number on the walking mechanism has not been established. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the gait symmetry and kinematics in AIS patients with different curve numbers to healthy control. RESULTS: In the spinal region, double curves AIS patients demonstrated a smaller sagittal symmetry angle (SA) and larger sagittal convex ROM of the trunk and lower spine than the control group...
February 19, 2024: Biomedical Engineering Online