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Fig. 2 | Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders

Fig. 2

From: Truncal changes in children with mild limb length inequality: a surface topography study

Fig. 2

(From 4D Formetric Diers manual with permission). The dimple (D) distance is defined as the spatial distance between dimple left minus dimple right (DL-DR). The dimple middle DM lies on the center of the straight line connecting DL−DR. Trunk imbalance: the trunk imbalance is defined as the lateral deviation of vertebra prominence (VP) from DM in millimeters. Trunk inclination: the trunk inclination refers to an angle formed by the VP−DM line and the vertical in the sagittal plane

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