Método não ionizante de rastreamento da escoliose idiopática do adolescente em escolares

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) af fects 2% to 4% of young people in Brazil. Repeat ed exposures to radiation used in the monitoring of the deformity can be harmful to the health. This study aimed to present a photogrammetry proto col as a non-ionizing method to quantify scoliosis and relate i...

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Autores: Rozilene Maria Cota Aroeira, Jefferson Soares Leal, Antônio Eustáquio de Melo Pertence, Estevam Barbosa de Las Casas, Marcelo Greco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFMG
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/53482
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/1843/53482
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1058-3804
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Diagnosis
Non-invasive method,
Adolescent health
Escoliose
Saúde do adolescente
Diagnóstico
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Sumario:Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) af fects 2% to 4% of young people in Brazil. Repeat ed exposures to radiation used in the monitoring of the deformity can be harmful to the health. This study aimed to present a photogrammetry proto col as a non-ionizing method to quantify scoliosis and relate it to the Cobb radiological method. Sixteen individuals with idiopathic scoliosis (age: 21.4 ± 6.1 years, body mass index: 19.8 ± 0.2 kg/m2) underwent standing posteroanterior X-ray examination of the trunk. Additionally, markers were placed on the spinal processes of the C7 to L5 vertebrae, and posterior trunk photographs were taken. All images were sent for independent analysis by two examiners who were trained in the quantification of scoliosis. The average of the thoracic curvature evaluated through the photogrammetry and Cobb methods were 36.43° and 36.14°, respectively. With an average difference of 4.1°, the methods were not statistically different (p < 0.05). As a non-ionizing method that is low cost and portable, photogrammetry may represent a suitable alternative to the radiological method. Further studies are needed for the improvement of non-ionizing techniques in AIS screening.