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Validity and Reproducibility of the Measurements Obtained Using the Flexicurve Instrument to Evaluate the Angles of Thoracic and Lumbar Curvatures of the Spine in the Sagittal Plane
Joint Authors
de Oliveira, Tatiana Scheeren
Loss, Jefferson Fagundes
Pelinson, Patricia Paula Tonin
La Torre, Marcelo
Kutchak, Fernanda Machado
Candotti, Cláudia Tarragô
Furlanetto, Tássia Silveira
Source
Rehabilitation Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
to verify the validity and reproducibility of using the flexicurve to measure the angles of the thoracic and lumbar curvatures.
Method.
47 subjects were evaluated by: (1) palpation and marking of the spinous processes using lead markers, (2) using X-rays in the sagittal plane to measure the Cobb angles, (3) molding the flexicurve to the spine, and (4) drawing the contour of the flexicurve onto graph paper.
The angle of curvature was determined with the flexicurve based on a 3rd order polynomial.
Results.
No differences were found between the Cobb angles and the angles obtained using the flexicurve in thoracic and lumbar curvatures (P>0.05).
Correlations were strong and significant for the thoracic (r=0.72, P<0.01) and lumbar (r=0.60, P<0.01) curvatures.
Excellent and significant correlations were found for both the intraevaluator and interevaluator measurements.
Conclusion.
The results show that there is no significant difference between the values obtained using the flexicurve and those obtained using the X-ray procedure and that there is a strong correlation between the two methods.
This, together with the excellent level of inter- and intraevaluator reproducibility justifies its recommendation for use in clinical practice.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Oliveira, Tatiana Scheeren& Candotti, Cláudia Tarragô& La Torre, Marcelo& Pelinson, Patricia Paula Tonin& Furlanetto, Tássia Silveira& Kutchak, Fernanda Machado…[et al.]. 2012. Validity and Reproducibility of the Measurements Obtained Using the Flexicurve Instrument to Evaluate the Angles of Thoracic and Lumbar Curvatures of the Spine in the Sagittal Plane. Rehabilitation Research and Practice،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452856
Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Oliveira, Tatiana Scheeren…[et al.]. Validity and Reproducibility of the Measurements Obtained Using the Flexicurve Instrument to Evaluate the Angles of Thoracic and Lumbar Curvatures of the Spine in the Sagittal Plane. Rehabilitation Research and Practice No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452856
American Medical Association (AMA)
de Oliveira, Tatiana Scheeren& Candotti, Cláudia Tarragô& La Torre, Marcelo& Pelinson, Patricia Paula Tonin& Furlanetto, Tássia Silveira& Kutchak, Fernanda Machado…[et al.]. Validity and Reproducibility of the Measurements Obtained Using the Flexicurve Instrument to Evaluate the Angles of Thoracic and Lumbar Curvatures of the Spine in the Sagittal Plane. Rehabilitation Research and Practice. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452856
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452856