ReviewEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2014
A comprehensive review of thoracic deformity parameters in scoliosis.
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- Exploring radiation-free scoliosis monitoring: systematic review and meta-analysis of non-ionizing methods.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- A Quantitative CT-Based Analysis of Vertebral Rotational Asymmetry and Pulmonary Function in Scoliosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Rib flare distance: a novel and highly reliable radiographic metric of the rib cage deformity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- LBX1 alters polyamine pathway in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - a new therapeutic target to mitigate curve progression.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2026Article
- Idiopathic Scoliosis Progression: Presenting Rib and Segmental Rib Index as Predictors-A Literature Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Predicting pulmonary function using thoracic deformity parameters in early onset scoliosis patients.PloS one · 2025Article
- In vitro coupled motions of the whole human thoracic and lumbar spine with rib cage.JOR spine · 2023Article
- Imaging Methods to Quantify the Chest and Trunk Deformation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Literature Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Patient-specific finite element modeling of scoliotic curve progression using region-specific stress-modulated vertebral growth.Spine deformity · 2023Article
- Predicting curve progression for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using random forest model.PloS one · 2022Article
- Morphological patterns of the rib cage and lung in the healthy and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Journal of anatomy · 2022Article
- Predicting preoperative pulmonary function in patients with thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis from spinal and thoracic radiographic parameters.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021Article
- Evaluation of thoracic factors after scoliosis surgery in patients with both scoliosis and pectus excavatum.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2018Article
- The effects of the three-dimensional deformity of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis on pulmonary function.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2017Article
- Patient-specific 3D models created by 3D imaging system or bi-planar imaging coupled with Moiré-Fringe projections: a comparative study of accuracy and reliability on spinal curvatures and vertebral rotation data.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2016Article
- Answer to the letter to the editor of T. B. Grivas concerning "a comprehensive review of thoracic deformity parameters in scoliosis" by Harris JA, et al. Eur Spine J (2014): DOI 10.1007/s00586-014-3580-8.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2015Article
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Abstract
purposeThe combined spine and rib cage deformity in scoliosis is best described as a thoracic deformity, and recent advances in imaging have enabled better definition of three-dimensional (3D) deformity of the thorax in scoliosis. However, a comprehensive report that summarizes the published thorax deformity quantification parameter studies is lacking in the orthopaedic literature.
methodsAn extensive literature review on the quantification of thorax deformity was performed, and a total of 25 thorax deformity parameters were compiled into eight independent categories based on their similarities of deformity assessment.
resultsThis review serves as the first comprehensive summary of radiographic and CT-based thorax deformity quantification measures.
conclusionsFuture work on the complex relationships between spine and ribcage deformity and the relationship with pulmonary function could help improve clinical interventions for scoliosis treatment.
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