Table 1
From: Low reliability of the Risser sign in consecutive radiographs: a case series
| Â | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 16.1 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 15.9 |
Height (cm) | 0 | + 1 | +1.5 | 0 |
Weight (kg) | +1 | 0 | +1.5 | 0 |
Risser | 4 to 2 | 1 to 0 | 2 to 1 | 4 to 3 |
Brace | Sforzesco | PASB | SpineCor | Sforzesco |
Hours/day | 23 | 12 | 20 | 16 |
Bracing months | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
Months between x-rays | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
In brace x-ray | No | No | Yes | No |
Change of x-ray machine | No | No | Yes | Yes |
°Cobb | -23 | -4 | -7 | +4 |
Change of rotation of the pelvis | ++ | + | ? | + |
C7+L3 distance (cm) | -3 | 0 | +0.5 | -0.5 |
ATR (°) | -8 | -3 | -3 | +3 |