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. 1983 Fall;43(2):171-7.

Error analysis of scoliosis curvature measurement

  • PMID: 6317100

Error analysis of scoliosis curvature measurement

C Gross et al. Bull Hosp Jt Dis Orthop Inst. 1983 Fall.

Abstract

The Cobb angle is the recommended standard for curvature assessment of scoliotic patients. Because the errors associated with this measure are thought to be significant, we conducted a study to quantify the variability of the Cobb measure among observers, within each observer's repeated measurements, and between the traditional protractor Cobb measurement and a computer-aided technique.

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