Kinematics of the Chest Cage and Spine During Breathing in Healthy Individuals and in Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Abstract

The range of movement of the chest cage and spine is more limited in the scoliotic cases. This overall stiffness of the chest cage and the spine may contribute to the mechanical inefficiency and impairment of pulmonary function found in scoliotic patients.