Full text

Turn on search term navigation

Copyright CIDESD/FTCD, Research Centre for Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development; University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro/MotriPress 2013

Abstract

Scoliosis is a three-dimensional deviation of the vertical line of the spine, often difficult to visualize and quantify. Hence, several studies have developed methodologies for its evaluation. Even so, an incipient discussion exists about which one is the most suitable method. The objective of this systematic review is to verify the existence of scientific evidence on alternative methods for noninvasive assessment of scoliosis. It was conducted a systematic search in the databases Scopus, Science Direct and PubMed, with the key-words: Non-invasive Monitoring [OR] Assessing Postural Assessment [OR] Postural Evaluation [OR] Assessing Postural Evaluation Methods [AND] Scoliosis [OR] Spinal Curvatures [OR] Spinal Deformity [OR] Spine Curvatures. Adopting the following inclusion criteria: addressing patients with scoliosis and involve assessment postural noninvasive, and exclusion: not describe the evaluation method used or approach treatment and not be written in English. At the beginning, 200 articles were found. After checking the titles and abstracts, eight articles were selected and 12 articles were included in the bibliographical references (i.e. an overall number of 20 articles). Of these, 18 studies were included in the quality criteria. Overall, the studies showed satisfactory results for the evaluation of scoliosis, being observed differences between the methods in time needed to perform the evaluation, system cost, complexity of the procedures to be carried out and data collected. These systems do not replace X-ray as gold-standard, even though it can be used to reduce the radiation exposure. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

Details

Title
Métodos não invasivos de avaliação postural da escoliose: Uma revisão sistemática/Noninvasive assessment of postural scoliosis: A systematic review
Author
Sedrez, J A; Candotti, C T
Pages
100-111
Publication year
2013
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Edições Desafio Singular
ISSN
1646107X
e-ISSN
21822972
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Portuguese
ProQuest document ID
1491088278
Copyright
Copyright CIDESD/FTCD, Research Centre for Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development; University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro/MotriPress 2013