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• Published: 24 February 2021

Assessment of the reliability of hand-held surface scanner in the evaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

• Yılmaz Yıldırım,
• Kadriye Tombak,
• Sezen Karaşin,
• İnci Yüksel,
• Ahmet Hakan Nur &
• Umut Ozsoy 

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Yıldırım, Y., Tombak, K., Karaşin, S. et al. Assessment of the reliability of hand-held surface scanner in the evaluation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Eur Spine J (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-021-06769-5

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• Received22 May 2020
• Revised02 January 2021
• Accepted08 February 2021
• Published24 February 2021
• DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-021-06769-5

Abstract

Purpose

Spinal deformities due to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) result in impairment in the back surface topography. Sophisticated interventions are needed that address different aspects of deformity. The purpose of our study is to test the reliability of hand-held 3D scanners on the assessment of AIS.

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