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Table 3 Frequency of asymmetry in boys. Scoliometer readings are at standing forward bending position.

From: Study of trunk asymmetry in normal children and adolescents

 

Symmetry (%)

Asymmetry (%)

  

Total

-2

-1

+ 1

+2

(-2) + (+2)

Thoracic

68.15

31.85

0.46

10.30

19.80

1.20

1.66

Thoraco-lumbar

65.27

34.73

1.67

11.14

19.59

2.32

3.99

Lumbar

67.78

32.22

1.48

10.02

18.10

2.59

4.07

Mean

67.06

32.94

1.20

10.48

19.16

2.03

3,23

  1. In the first group (asymmetry from 1° to 6°) right asymmetry was deemed +1 and left asymmetry was deemed -1. In the second group (asymmetry ≥ 7°) right asymmetry was deemed +2 and left asymmetry was deemed -2