Biomechanical Evaluation of Intercostal Muscles in Healthy Children and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Preliminary Study
Spine deformity during adolescent idiopathic scoliosis can induce a rib-cage deformity. This bone deformity can have direct consequences on the chest-wall muscles, including intercostal muscles, leading to respiratory impairments in individuals with severe cases. The aim of this study was to determine whether shear-wave elastography can be used to measure intercostal-muscle shear-wave speed (SWS) in healthy children and those with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Nineteen healthy participants and 16 with AIS took part.
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Category: Radiology Authors: Rapha ël Pietton, Mercedes David, Alisa Hisaund, Tristan Langlais, Wafa Skalli, Raphaël Vialle, Claudio Vergari Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
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