Search for dissertations about: "scoliosis"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the word scoliosis.

  2. 6. Hip and Spine in Cerebral Palsy

    Author : Måns Persson-Bunke; Lund Ortopedi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cerebral palsy; windswept hip deformity; scoliosis; children; posture;

    Abstract : Abstract Background: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have an increased risk of scoliosis, contractures including windswept hip deformity (WS), and hip dislocation. In 1994, a follow-up program and registry for children and adolescents with CP (CPUP) was initiated in Sweden to allow the early detection and prevention of hip dislocations and other musculoskeletal deformities. READ MORE

  4. 7. Robust Image Registration for Improved Clinical Efficiency : Using Local Structure Analysis and Model-Based Processing

    Author : Daniel Forsberg; Hans Knutsson; Mats Andersson; Claes Lundström; Wiro Niessen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Image registration; deformable models; scoliosis; visualization; volume rendering; adaptive regularization; GPGPU; CUDA;

    Abstract : Medical imaging plays an increasingly important role in modern healthcare. In medical imaging, it is often relevant to relate different images to each other, something which can prove challenging, since there rarely exists a pre-defined mapping between the pixels in different images. READ MORE

  5. 8. Posture and mobility of children with cerebral palsy

    Author : Jackie Casey; Lund Ortopedi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cerebral Palsy; Children; Posture; Postural asymmetry; Mobility; Scoliosis; Windswept hip deformity; Wheelchairs;

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  6. 9. Pre- and postoperative evaluation of function and activity in patients with paralytic scoliosis

    Author : Eva-Lena Larsson; Alf Udén; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Activities of daily living; disability evaluation; paralysis; complications; physiopathology; scoliosis complications; etiology; physiopathology; surgery; posture; treatment outcome; wheelchairs; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : This thesis evaluates surgical correction in patients with paralytic scoliosis with emphasis on function and activity. The thesis includes four studies of 100 consecutive patients preoperatively evaluated and surgically corrected between 1992 and 1996 at Linköping University Hospital. Eighteen different diagnoses were represented. READ MORE

  7. 10. Inheritance and genetics in idiopathic scoliosis

    Author : Anna Grauers; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common spine deformity, affecting approximately 3% of children and adolescents. Its aetiology is still unknown. However, relatives of individuals with idiopathic scoliosis have a higher risk of developing scoliosis compared to the general population. READ MORE