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Table 1 Descriptions of the radiological and photographic outcomes

From: Reliability and validity study of measurements on digital photography to evaluate shoulder balance in idiopathic scoliosis

Variables

Mean (°)

Range

Minimum

Maximum

Radiological

PTC

18.9

−15.9

46.3

PTC_LEV

−17.4

−42

19.2

MTC

−33.5

−78.0

53.2

MTC_LEV

16.5

−35

42.1

TLLC

24.1

−55.6

60.9

TLLC_LEV

−7.7

−33.7

36.9

T1 tilt

1.4

−16.9

29.2

CRIA

−0.6

−12.1

7.3

Photographic

LRTA back

1.1

0.7

2.0

SHA back

−0.7

−8.4

6.2

AHA back

−1.8

−8.2

7.9

LRTA front

1.2

0.6

3.4

SHA front

−1.7

−11.1

5.5

AHA front

−2.3

−11.9

6.4

  1. PTC (Cobb proximal thoracic curve); PTC_LEV (Lower end vertebra of the proximal thoracic curve); MTC (Cobb main thoracic curve); MTC_LEV (Lower end vertebra of the major thoracic curve); TLLC (Cobb thoraco-lumbar/lumbar curve); TLLC_LEV (Lower end vertebra of the thoraco-lumbar/lumbar curve); T1 tilt (T1 inclination angle); CRIA (clavicle-rib intersection angle); LRTA (Left/right trapezium angle ratio); SHA (Shoulder height angle); AHA (Axilla height angle).