From: A review of the trunk surface metrics used as Scoliosis and other deformities evaluation indices
No. | Conclusion | Item | Agreement |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Position/view of the patient for surface topography measurement [table eighteen] | Position: standing upright | 100% |
 |  | View: Back | 100% |
2 | Anatomic surface landmarks to be taken into consideration systematically [table nineteen] | Spinous processes | 100% |
 |  | Posterior iliac spines | 100% |
 |  | Shoulders | 100% |
 |  | Scapulae | 88.9% |
3 | Surface parameters recommended for systematic use [table twenty] | ||
3.1 | Body axis definition | Analogous to radiological VCSL | 100% |
3.2 | Frontal plane analysis | Curve angle | 75% |
 |  | Shoulders | 66.7% |
 |  | Scapulae | 66.7% |
3.3 | Sagittal plane analysis | Relation of C7 to S1 | 100% |
 |  | Cervical lordosis | 100% |
 |  | Thoracic kyphosis | 100% |
 |  | Lumbar lordosis | 100% |
3.4 | Transverse plane analysis | Trunk rotation main curve | 100% |
 |  | Trunk rotation Compensatory curves | 100% |
3.5 | Pelvis | PSIS height | 100% |
4 | Further Conclusions | Scoliometer ATR measure for transverse plane deformity | 95% |
 |  | Cobb angle measurement as radiological parameter | 100% |