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Scoliotic curvatures can only be assessed through three-dimensional (3D) procedures. Measurement of the axial vertebral rotation appears to be of primary importance for such techniques. Nevertheless, traditional methods are based only on 2D data, obtained through antero-posterior radiographic projections of the spine. A 3D method is described in this study, taking into account the sagittal tilt of the vertebrae. Only such a measurement provides a real 3D method for a true appraisal of the scoliotic spine. The practical implications are developed.
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Received: 16 October 1996 Revised: 2 August 1997 Accepted: 13 January 1998
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Hecquet, J., Legaye, J. & Duval-Beaupère, G. Access to a three-dimensional measure of vertebral axial rotation. E Spine J 7, 206–211 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005860050057
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s005860050057