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This study was conducted to develop a statistical method of analyzing human thoracolumbar curves in the sagittal plane. Spinal tracings were obtained from 30 women by recording directly from the body surface, using a draftsman's flexible rule, transferring curves to graph paper, and making cubic spline and principal component analyses. Results were : 1.
An accurate method of analyzing spinal curves, 2. Accurate analysis of curves at an average overall residual standard deviation of 0.7 mm, 3. Component analysis suggesting that this method can be used to establish normal values for specific populations of known age, race and sex, and to categorize individual curves.

Langue : ANGLAIS

Identifiant basis : 1986002741