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Table 1 Values measured using the proper software of the apparatus 4D Formetric DIERS (4DF) in the three cardinal planes

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

Coronal view

Min

Max

Mean value

SD

Coronal imbalance

0 mm

46 mm

11.4 mm

11.6

Pelvic tilt/obliquity

0 mm

15 mm

6.6 mm

4.4

Lateral deviation

0.7 mm

12.9 mm

6.4 mm

3.2

Scoliosis angle

59°

17.5°

10.9

Sagittal view

Min

Max

Mean value

SD

Sagittal imbalance

− 1°

11

4.3°

3.4

Kyphotic angle

31°

61°

41.5°

7.6

Kyphotic apex

70 mm

236 mm

146 mm

52.0

Lordotic angle

15°

51°

35.3°

9.2

Lordotic apex

264 mm

412 mm

324.1 mm

38.7

Trunk inclination

0.1°

11.5°

4.5°

3,3

Transverse view

Min

Max

Mean value

 

Pelvic rotation

2.5°

2.0

Pelvic torsion

2.3°

1.8

Surface rotation

1.1°

14.1°

5.0°

3.0

Vertebral rotation

51°

12.5°

9.9