Background A misbalance in forces is proposed for causing adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
(AIS). AIS is therefore correlated to adjacent musculoskeletal pathologies. Its concomitance …

Evaluation of spinal posture using Microsoft Kinect™: A prel... : Porto Biomedical Journal
Evaluation of spinal posture using Microsoft Kinect™: A preliminary case-study with 98 …

Pectus carinatum (PC) is a chest deformity caused by disproportionate growth of the costal
cartilages compared with the bony thoracic skeleton, pulling the sternum forwards and …

METHODS Thoracic anatomy was generated from standardized skeletal models with
internal/external organs, soft tissue and muscles using Digital Imaging and Communications …

OBJECTIVES To study the influence of sternal transection and costal chondrotomies on the
stiffness and stresses in the rib cage of adult patients undergoing Nuss pectus excavatum …

Introduction Pectus excavatum and scoliosis are associated conditions with a high rate of
coincidence. However, there are no reports to guide surgeons on the management of …

In this study, we propose a new phenomenological approach to human chest modeling. We
model the chest as an elastic truss consisting of stiff beams connected by spherical joints …

One of the current frontiers in the clinical management of Pectus Excavatum (PE) patients is
the prediction of the surgical outcome prior to the intervention. This can be done through …

Pectus carinatum (PC) is a chest deformity caused by disproportionate growth of the costal
cartilages compared to the bony thoracic sNeleton, pulling the sternum towards, which leads …

Simulation technology in mechanical engineering during product development is used
routinely to reduce development time, prototypes and development cost. Nevertheless …