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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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) |
| Repository: | Repositório Institucional da UFMG |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/53482 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/53482 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1058-3804 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Diagnosis Non-invasive method, Adolescent health Escoliose Saúde do adolescente Diagnóstico |
| Summary: | 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. |
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