Vertebral metrics: Application of a instrument to evaluate the spinal column in pregnant women

Cláudia Quaresma; Miguel Fonseca; Mário Forjaz Secca; J. Goyri O'Neill; J. Branco

Vertebral metrics: Application of a instrument to evaluate the spinal column in pregnant women

Cláudia Quaresma, Miguel Fonseca, Mário Forjaz Secca, J. Goyri O'Neill, J. Branco

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Abstract

The published literature about the biomechanical alterations of the spinal column during pregnancy is scarce and disperses, being more qualitative and limited to partial analysis of the spinal column. The main justification for a global approach to be neglected could be related to the inexistence of a non-invasive instrument that evaluates the spinal column in an objective and complete way. Thus, in order to fill this gap, we built Vertebral Metrics - a device that allows the identification of the 3D position of the vertex of each of the spinal processes, from the first cervical vertebra to the first sacral vertebra and calculate the amplitude of the angles of curvature of the spinal column in the standing position. The present work has the objective of presenting the first application of this equipment to 49 pregnant women at four different moments of pregnancy (12, 20, 32 e 37 weeks of gestation). Analysing the results we can conclude that Vertebral Metrics - is an innovative instrument in the global evaluation of the spinal column in a standing position, allowing a quantitative analysis of its shape and temporal variations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	BIODEVICES 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices
Publisher	SciTePress - Science and Technology Publications
Pages	376-379
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9789898425911
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, BIODEVICES 2012 - Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal Duration: 1 Feb 2012 → 4 Feb 2012

Publication series

Name	BIODEVICES 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, BIODEVICES 2012
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Vilamoura, Algarve
Period	1/02/12 → 4/02/12

Keywords

Biomechanics
Evaluation
Non-invasive instrument
Pregnant women
Spinal column
Standing position

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Quaresma, C., Fonseca, M., Secca, M. F., O'Neill, J. G., & Branco, J. (2012). Vertebral metrics: Application of a instrument to evaluate the spinal column in pregnant women. In BIODEVICES 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices (pp. 376-379). (BIODEVICES 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices). SciTePress - Science and Technology Publications.

Quaresma, Cláudia ; Fonseca, Miguel ; Secca, Mário Forjaz et al. / Vertebral metrics : Application of a instrument to evaluate the spinal column in pregnant women. BIODEVICES 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices. SciTePress - Science and Technology Publications, 2012. pp. 376-379 (BIODEVICES 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices).

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Quaresma, C , Fonseca, M , Secca, MF , O'Neill, JG & Branco, J 2012, Vertebral metrics: Application of a instrument to evaluate the spinal column in pregnant women. in BIODEVICES 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices. BIODEVICES 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, SciTePress - Science and Technology Publications, pp. 376-379, International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, BIODEVICES 2012, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, 1/02/12.

Vertebral metrics: Application of a instrument to evaluate the spinal column in pregnant women. / Quaresma, Cláudia ; Fonseca, Miguel ; Secca, Mário Forjaz et al.
BIODEVICES 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices. SciTePress - Science and Technology Publications, 2012. p. 376-379 (BIODEVICES 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices).

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Quaresma C , Fonseca M , Secca MF , O'Neill JG , Branco J. Vertebral metrics: Application of a instrument to evaluate the spinal column in pregnant women. In BIODEVICES 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices. SciTePress - Science and Technology Publications. 2012. p. 376-379. (BIODEVICES 2012 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices).

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