| Title |
A Modified Sagittal Spine Postural Classification and Its Relationship to Deformities and Spinal Mobility in a Chinese Osteoporotic Population
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0038560 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hua-Jun Wang, Hugo Giambini, Wen-Jun Zhang, Gan-Hu Ye, Chunfeng Zhao, Kai-Nan An, Yi-Kai Li, Wen-Rui Lan, Jian-You Li, Xue-Sheng Jiang, Qiu-Lan Zou, Xiao-Ying Zhang, Chao Chen |
| Abstract |
Abnormal posture and spinal mobility have been demonstrated to cause functional impairment in the quality of life, especially in the postmenopausal osteoporotic population. Most of the literature studies focus on either thoracic kyphosis or lumbar lordosis, but not on the change of the entire spinal alignment. Very few articles reported the spinal alignment of Chinese people. The purpose of this study was threefold: to classify the spinal curvature based on the classification system defined by Satoh consisting of the entire spine alignment; to identify the change of trunk mobility; and to relate spinal curvature to balance disorder in a Chinese population. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 61 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 12 | 20% |
| Researcher | 8 | 13% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 18% |
| Unknown | 16 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 33% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 11% |
| Sports and Recreations | 5 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 3% |
| Engineering | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Unknown | 19 | 31% |