Is Shoulder Imbalance a Useful Parameter in the Screening of Idiopathic Scoliosis? A Preliminary Study

PAR Torres, AM Castilho, KRC Lopes… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Objective The present study aims to analyze the use of shoulder imbalance as a parameter
for scoliosis screening as well as its relationship with other parameters of physical …

Does anterior shoulder balance in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correlate with posterior shoulder balance clinically and radiographically?

S Yang, E Feuchtbaum, BC Werner, W Cho… - European Spine …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) often present with a disfiguring
shoulder imbalance. Shoulder balance (Sh. B) is of significant importance to the patient's …

Patterns of shoulder imbalance in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a retrospective observational study

KV Menon, N Tahasildar, HM Pillay… - Clinical Spine …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To study the relationship between the
proximal spine and shoulder levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Summary of …

Shoulder imbalance in the axial plane of thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Y Qiu, G Sun, W Wang, Z Zhu, Z Liu… - Research into Spinal …, 2010 - ebooks.iospress.nl
Introduction: In correcting the thoracic scoliosis, one of the targets is shoulder balance
restoration. Shoulder balance correction in coronal plane has been well evaluated. Attention …

School scoliosis screening in Hong Kong: trunk asymmetry of girls with scoliosis

Q Fok, PY Liu, J Yip, MC Cheung… - MOJ orthopedics & …, 2020 - ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk
Background: The school scoliosis screening aims to identify students with spinal deviations
by trunk asymmetry. The objective of this study is to investigate the accuracy of scoliosis …

[PDF][PDF] Determinants of Pre-Operative Shoulder Imbalance in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

H Ghandhari, S Sabbaghan, F Nikouei… - Journal of Research in …, 2017 - sid.ir
Background: Disfiguring complications of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) could
significantly affect the patients' satisfaction. In this regard, shoulder imbalance has recently …

Defining 2 components of shoulder imbalance: clavicle tilt and trapezial prominence

T Ono, TP Bastrom, PO Newton - Spine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A single-center prospective case series. Objective. To examine 2 features of
shoulder asymmetry (clavicle tilt and trapezial prominence) and their correlation with …

Reliability and validity study of measurements on digital photography to evaluate shoulder balance in idiopathic scoliosis

A Matamalas, J Bagó, E D'Agata, F Pellisé - Scoliosis, 2014 - Springer
Objective To determine the validity of digital photography as an evaluation method for
shoulder balance (ShB) in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Material and methods A total of …

[PDF][PDF] ournal of Orthopaedics

S Hadgaonkar, S Shah, P Bhilare, A Kothari… - Journal of …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Background: Shoulder balance (SB) is an important cosmetic concern and is a determinant
to assess outcomes following scoliosis surgery. Shoulder imbalance (SI) has been studied …

Reliability analysis of shoulder balance measures: comparison of the 4 available methods

JY Hong, SW Suh, JH Yang, SY Park, JH Han - Spine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Observational study with 3 examiners. Objective. To compare the reliability of
shoulder balance measurement methods. Summary of Background Data. There are several …