ArticleScientific reports2023
A feasibility study of applying two-dimensional photogrammetry for screening and monitoring of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in clinical practice.
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- Exploring radiation-free scoliosis monitoring: systematic review and meta-analysis of non-ionizing methods.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Developmental Postural Modeling: A Historical and Conceptual Narrative Review of Posture Assessment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- EDRNet-based adolescent idiopathic scoliosis screening method using bare-back images.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2026Article
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- Clinical relevance among optical, ultrasonic, and radiographic imaging in scoliosis assessment.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
- Validation and Reproducibility of an App for Continuous Measurement as an Assessment Tool for Idiopathic Scoliosis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Shanghai, China: an artificial intelligence-assisted screening approach.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Assessing the Diagnostic Validity of Torsobarography in Scoliosis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Guideline for adolescent scoliosis screening in China (public version 2024).Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2025Article
- Digitalized 3D Spinal Decompression and Correction Device Improved Initial Brace Corrections and Patients' Comfort Among Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Single-Centre, Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Repeatability and intra and interrater reproducibility of the DIPA-S eHealth© capture and analysis system for clinical assessment of 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
- Advances in prosthetics and orthotics.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Exploring the Visual Profile in Pediatric Scoliosis: Insights from a Controlled Comparative Study.Romanian journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
Standing posteroanterior radiographs have been the golden standard to quantify the severity of scoliosis deformity. However, it exposes ionizing radiation to scoliosis patients, and cannot be used for routine screening and monitoring. This study aimed to develop a protocol of measuring postural indexes by using the noninvasive and radiation-free two-dimensional (2D) photogrammetry method and identify its clinical value in scoliosis screening and monitoring. The five postural indexes were measured from the posterior view of 110 participants. One-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey HSD/Games-Howell analysis was used to compare the differences between the participants in the scoliosis group and the non-scoliosis group. Pearson coefficients of correlation were analyzed to identify the relationships between Cobb angles and each of the five quantitative postural indexes. Based on 2D photogrammetry, the postural indexes of C7 deviation (p = 0.02), shoulder alignment (p < 0.001), scapula alignment (p < 0.001), waist angle discrepancy (p < 0.001), and PSIS alignment (p < 0.001) could significantly differentiate scoliosis and non-scoliosis patients during screening. The waist angle discrepancy (r = 0.4, p = 0.01; r = 0.8, p = 0.03; r = 0.7, p = 0.01) and shoulder alignment (r = 0.6, p = 0.03) had moderate to strong positive correlations with the Cobb angles, which supported their clinical values in monitoring scoliotic curvature changes of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients.
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