Nonstandard Vertebral Rotation in Scoliosis Screening Patients

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Abstract
School children (6321) were screened using Moire topography in Ottawa [Canada] in 1979. Analyses of 400 roentgenograms showed that 39% had rotation of a nonstandard variety. The most common type was rotation extending beyond the end vertebra by > 1 level. Seven percent had rotation to the opposite side of the major curve; 4% showed asymmetry due to isolated vertebral rotation without any lateral curve. The correlation of the Moire hump to the area of the lateral curve and vertebral rotation is recorded.

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