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Using a bi-planar postural stability model to assess children with scoliosis. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2009;2009:7010-3

Date

12/08/2009

Pubmed ID

19964729

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333839

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84903871673 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   3 Citations

Abstract

This study examines the postural stability of children with idiopathic scoliosis, using experimental data and a model of sway that includes mediolateral (ML) and anterioposterial (AP) components. The experimental data includes center of pressure (COP) measurements calculated from data acquired using two Advanced Medical Technology, Inc. (AMTI) force plates. Sway metrics are computed and compared with the model simulation, which successfully reproduced the clinical data from 16 children with scoliosis and 20 typically-developing children. This study is part of the first phase of a multi-year study designed to systematically assess whether fusing the spine to L4 in children with scoliosis has a significant impact on physical function and quality of life.

Author List

Valles KD, Long JT, Riedel SA, Graf A, Krzak J, Hassani S, Sturm PF, Harris GF

Author

Gerald Harris PhD Director in the Orthopaedic Research Engineering Center (OREC) department at Marquette University

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Biomechanical Phenomena
Biomedical Engineering
Case-Control Studies
Child
Female
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae
Male
Models, Biological
Postural Balance
Scoliosis
Spinal Fusion