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Table 6 Frequency of asymmetry in girls. Scoliometer readings are at sitting forward bending position.

From: Study of trunk asymmetry in normal children and adolescents

 

Symmetry (%)

Asymmetry (%)

  

Total

-2

-1

+ 1

+2

(-2) + (+2)

Thoracic

75.75

24.25

0.00

05.43

17.34

1.46

1.46

Thoraco-lumbar

72.41

27.59

0.83

06.89

17.55

2.29

3.12

Lumbar

77.40

22.60

0.41

05.23

15.27

1.67

2.08

Mean

75.18

24.82

0.41

05.83

16.72

1.80

2.213

  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.
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Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders

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