Photos: Scoliosis upon Adams test forward bending in a boy and in a girl.
Spinal X-rays: Cobb method of determining angle of curvature
- Choose the most tilted verterbrae above & below apex of the curve.
- Angle between intersecting lines drawn perpendicular to the top of the
superior vertebrae and bottom of the inferior vertebrae is the Cobb angle.
In general a Cobb angles greater than 10% is required to make a positive diagnosis and less than
10% is regarded as normal.
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Diagram: Finding the Cobb angle. For precise description of how to determine the Cobb angle from an
x-ray picture, go to spinalmedicine.com
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Reference
Wikipedia: Scoliosis
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