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ID 22102
  Title Reliability and validity of the AutoCAD software method in lumbar lordosis measurement
URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315871/
Journal J Chiropr Med. 2011 Dec;10(4):240-247
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RETRACTION: This article has been retracted by the publisher.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the AutoCAD software method in lumbar lordosis measurement.

Methods: Fifty healthy volunteers with a mean age of 23 ± 1.80 years were enrolled. A lumbar lateral radiograph was taken on all participants, and the lordosis was measured according to the Cobb method. Afterward, the lumbar lordosis degree was measured via AutoCAD software and flexible ruler methods. The current study is accomplished in 2 parts: intratester and intertester evaluations of reliability as well as the validity of the flexible ruler and software methods.

Results: Based on the intraclass correlation coefficient, AutoCAD's reliability and validity in measuring lumbar lordosis were 0.984 and 0.962, respectively.

Conclusions: AutoCAD showed to be a reliable and valid method to measure lordosis. It is suggested that this method may replace those that are costly and involve health risks, such as radiography, in evaluating lumbar lordosis.

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