Evaluation of scoliosis using baropodometer and artificial neural network
Fanfoni, Caroline Meireles; Forero, Fabian Castro; Sanches, Marcelo Augusto Assunção; Machado, Érica Regina Marani Daruichi; Urban, Mateus Fernandes Réu; Carvalho, Aparecido Augusto de
Abstract
Introduction: One of the most recurrent pathologies in the spine is scoliosis. It occurs in the frontal plane and is formed by one or more curves in the spinal column. The scoliosis causes global postural misalignment in an individual. One of the modifications produced by postural misalignment isthe way in which an individual distributes weight to the feet. We aimed to implement an electronic system forseparating patients with Degree Iscoliosis(i.e., 1° to 19° scoliosis according to the Ricard classification) into two groups: C1 (1°-9°) and C2 (10°-9°). The highest percentage of patients with scoliosis is in this range: those who do not need to wear vests or undergo surgery and whose treatment is performed via special physical exercise and frequent evaluations by healthcare professionals. Methods: The electronic system consists of a baropodometer and artificial neural networks(ANNs). The classification of patients in the scoliosis groups was performed with MATLAB software and a Single Layer Perceptron network using the backpropagation training algorithm. Evaluations were performed on 63 volunteers. Results: The mean classification sensitivity was 93.7% in the C1 group and 94.5% in the C2 group. The classification accuracy was 83.3% in the C1 group and 96.0% in the C2 group. Conclusion: The implemented system can contribute to the treatment of patients with scoliosis grades ranging from 1° to 19°, which represents the highest incidence of this pathology, for which the monitoring of the clinical condition using noninvasive techniques is of fundamental importance.
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