SynthesisEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2016
Reliability and validity of inexpensive and easily administered anthropometric clinical evaluation methods of postural asymmetry measurement in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review.
Synthesis in 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, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04873986 (A New Clinical Tool for Scoliosis Risk Analysis), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers.
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A New Clinical Tool for Scoliosis Risk Analysis: Scoliosis Tele-Screening Test
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Cobb angle estimation without X-ray using angle of trunk rotation and characteristics of unpredictable cases.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 · 2025Article
- Correlation/Compatibility of DIERS postural analysis data with radiographic findings in patients with idiopathic scoliosis.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 · 2025Article
- A Non-Surgical Multimodal Approach to Severe Thoracic Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Combining ScoliBrace and Scoliosis-Specific Rehabilitation Therapies: A Case Series.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Biomechanical Posture Analysis in Healthy Adults with Machine Learning: Applicability and Reliability.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A Comparison of the Effects of Supervised versus Home Schroth Exercise Programs with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Assessment of reliability and validity of a handheld surface spine scanner for measuring trunk rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Spine deformity · 2023Article
- A feasibility study of applying two-dimensional photogrammetry for screening and monitoring of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in clinical practice.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Parents can reliably and accurately detect trunk asymmetry using an inclinometer smartphone app.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- The smartphone as a tool to screen for scoliosis, applicable by everyone.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 · 2022Article
- Six-Month Results on Treatment Adherence, Physical Activity, Spinal Appearance, Spinal Deformity, and Quality of Life in an Ongoing Randomised Trial on Conservative Treatment for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (CONTRAIS).Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Assessment of the reliability of hand-held surface scanner in the evaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.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
- Validity and Reliability of Interactive Virtual Reality in Assessing the Musculoskeletal System: a Systematic Review.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2021Review
- Is rasterstereography a valid noninvasive method for the screening of juvenile and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?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 · 2019Article
- Asymmetric Unilateral Vestibular Perception in Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Article
- Impact of wearable physical activity monitoring devices with exercise prescription or advice in the maintenance phase of cardiac rehabilitation: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Standard reference values of the upper body posture in healthy young female adults in Germany: an observational study.BMJ open · 2018Observational
- 2016 SOSORT guidelines: orthopaedic and rehabilitation treatment of idiopathic scoliosis during growth.Scoliosis and spinal disorders · 2018Review
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Abstract
purposeAs accurate and reproducible measurements of spinal curvature are crucial in the examination of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), this systematic review aims to report on the reliability and validity of a range of inexpensive and easily administered anthropometric methods of postural asymmetry measurement in an AIS population, to inform practice in a clinical setting.
methodsA systematic search of health research databases located studies assessing reliability and validity of inexpensive and easily administered anthropometric measures.
resultsFourteen studies satisfied eligibility criteria. The methodological quality of included studies ranged from low to high. Validity studies were of moderate to high quality. In total, nine clinically applicable, inexpensive and easily administered anthropometric methods were identified, for assessing AIS curvature. All methods demonstrated high to very high inter-observer and intra-observer reliability. Reported criterion validity of the scoliometer and 2D photographs, when compared to Cobb angle assessed from radiographs, ranged from low to very high. iPhone measurements correlated well with scoliometer measurements. 2D photography results had a moderate to high correlation with 3D topography results.
conclusionsOverall, strong levels of evidence exist for iPhone and scoliometer measurements, with a high to very high reliability and moderate to very high validity. Moderate levels of evidence exist for scoliometer with mathematical formula and clinical examination with moderate and low validity, respectively. Limited evidence exists for aesthetic tools TRACE and AI and 2D photography. These results indicate there are accurate and reproducible anthropometric measures that are inexpensive and applicable in therapy settings to assess postural asymmetry; however, these only exist for measurement in the transverse plane, despite 3D characteristics of AIS. Further research is required into an inexpensive and easily administered method that can assess postural asymmetry in all anatomical planes.
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