Thursday, October 3, 2013

Obliquity

You are observing this adolescent patient from the back while he bends forward at the waist until the spine is parallel to the horizontal plane. The feet are together, knees straight ahead, arms hanging free.

Challenge: What is this device?

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1 comment:

Craig said...

Obliquity

This is a scoliometer showing a thoracic prominence on the right side.

Source: UpToDate.