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Two-dimensional digital photography for child body posture evaluation: standardized technique, reliable parameters and normative data for age 7-10 years

Overview of attention for article published in Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders, December 2017
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Title
Two-dimensional digital photography for child body posture evaluation: standardized technique, reliable parameters and normative data for age 7-10 years
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Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders, December 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13013-017-0146-7
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L. Stolinski, M. Kozinoga, D. Czaprowski, M. Tyrakowski, P. Cerny, N. Suzuki, T. Kotwicki

Abstract

Digital photogrammetry provides measurements of body angles or distances which allow for quantitative posture assessment with or without the use of external markers. It is becoming an increasingly popular tool for the assessment of the musculoskeletal system. The aim of this paper is to present a structured method for the analysis of posture and its changes using a standardized digital photography technique. The purpose of the study was twofold. The first one comprised 91 children (44 girls and 47 boys) aged 7-10 (8.2 ± 1.0), i.e., students of primary school, and its aim was to develop the photographic method, choose the quantitative parameters, and determine the intraobserver reliability (repeatability) along with the interobserver reliability (reproducibility) measurements in sagittal plane using digital photography, as well as to compare the Rippstein plurimeter and digital photography measurements. The second one involved 7782 children (3804 girls, 3978 boys) aged 7-10 (8.4 ± 0.5), who underwent digital photography postural screening. The methods consisted in measuring and calculating selected parameters, establishing the normal ranges of photographic parameters, presenting percentile charts, as well as noticing common pitfalls and possible sources of errors in digital photography. A standardized procedure for the photographic evaluation of child body posture was presented. The photographic measurements revealed very good intra- and inter-rater reliability regarding the five sagittal parameters and good reliability performed against Rippstein plurimeter measurements. The parameters displayed insignificant variability over time. Normative data were calculated based on photographic assessment, while the percentile charts were provided to serve as reference values. The technical errors observed during photogrammetry are carefully discussed in this article. Technical developments are allowed for the regular use of digital photogrammetry in body posture assessment. Specific child positioning (described above) enables us to avoid incidentally modified posture. Image registration is simple, quick, harmless, and cost-effective. The semi-automatic image analysis, together with the normal values and percentile charts, makes the technique reliable in terms of child's posture documentation and corrective therapy effects' monitoring.

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Unknown 135 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 21 16%
Student > Master 17 13%
Researcher 12 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 7%
Professor > Associate Professor 6 4%
Other 20 15%
Unknown 50 37%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 27 20%
Nursing and Health Professions 22 16%
Sports and Recreations 11 8%
Engineering 7 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 3%
Other 13 10%
Unknown 51 38%
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