ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2022
Reliability and Validity of Scoliosis Measurements Obtained with Surface Topography Techniques: A Systematic Review.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Reliability of surface topography for scoliosis assessment: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on the COSMIN guideline.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Exploring radiation-free scoliosis monitoring: systematic review and meta-analysis of non-ionizing methods.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Three-Dimensional Surface Topography for Entropy-Based Comparison of Sagittal Postural Classifications in Children.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Three-Dimensional Surface Topography for the Assessment of Spinal Alignment: A Cross-Sectional Study of Biomechanical Correlates.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Extending convolutional neural networks to detect differences in symmetry in videorasterstereographic back scans with the aim to improve screening for 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 · 2026Article
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- The precision ceiling: information-theoretic accuracy bounds for responsible AI health screening.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Monitoring curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, assessment of the diagnostic performance of rasterstereography in brace-treated and untreated patients.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
- Combining ultrasound and surface topography on curve assessment versus radiographic measurements for children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis- a pilot study.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 noninvasive spinal device for measuring adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: validity, reliability, and factors influencing measurement difference.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
- Association between trunk aesthetics and underling scoliosis severity and curve type in adolescents: evaluation of traditional clinical scores and novel automated indices from rasterstereographic imaging.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2025Observational
- Assessing the Diagnostic Validity of Torsobarography in Scoliosis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Systematic Review of Clinical Outcome Parameters of Conservative Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Preliminary Investigation into the Association between Scoliosis and Hypoxia: A Retrospective Cohort Study on the Impact of Eliminating Hypoxic Factors on Scoliosis Outcomes.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Rib index is a strong surrogate of scoliometric reading in 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 · 2024Article
- Reliability of a New Digital Tool for Photographic Analysis in Quantifying Body Asymmetry in Scoliosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Torsobarography: Intra-Observer Reliability Study of a Novel Posture Analysis Based on Pressure Distribution.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Three-Dimensional Spinal Evaluation Using Rasterstereography in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Is It Closer to Three-Dimensional or Two-Dimensional Radiography?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Initial study on an expert system for spine diseases screening using inertial measurement unit.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSurface topography (ST) is one of the methods in scoliosis assessment. This study aimed to systematically review the reliability and validity of the ST measurements for assessing scoliosis.
methodsA literature search of four databases was performed and is reported following PRISMA guidelines. The methodological quality was evaluated using Brink and Louw appraisal tool and data extraction was performed. The results were analyzed and synthesized qualitatively using the level of evidence method.
resultsEighteen studies were included and analyzed. Four were evaluated for reliability, six for validity, and eight for reliability and validity. The methodological quality of fourteen studies was high. Good to excellent intra-investigator reliability was shown on asymmetry, sagittal, horizontal, and most frontal ST measurements (evidence level: strong). Asymmetry and most frontal, sagittal, horizontal ST measurements showed good to excellent inter-investigator reliability (evidence level: moderate). When comparing corresponding ST and radiological measurements, good to strong validity was shown on most frontal, sagittal, and asymmetry measurements (evidence level: strong). Formetric measurements had good intra-investigator reliability and validity (evidence level: strong).
conclusionsMost asymmetry, sagittal, and frontal ST measurements showed satisfactory reliability and validity. Horizontal ST measurements showed good reliability and poor validity. The ST technique may have great potential in assessing scoliosis, especially in reducing radiation exposure and performing cosmetic assessments.
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