Analysis of Center of Mass and Gravity-Induced Vertebral Axial Torque on the Scoliotic Spine by Barycentremetry

ConclusionResults suggest that AIS patients can maintain the COM of each body segment close to their gravity line, irrespective of the severity and asymmetry of their deformity. Moreover, torque analysis shed some light on the importance of junctional vertebrae in the spinal deformity and, potentially, in the vicious cycle determining scoliosis progression.Level of EvidenceLevel III.
Source: Spine Deformity - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research