Instrument and method of measuring torticollis

Details Instrument and method of measuring torticollis Instrument and method of measuring torticollis

1995-08-02

1998-12-08

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Truss

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128774, 33512, A61B 5103

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ABSTRACT:
An instrument and method are provided for the simultaneous measurement of torticollis characteristics, namely, head turn, head tilt and head bend. A vertical protractor is provided for measuring both patient head tilt in a sagittal plane of a patient body and patient head bend in a frontal plane of a patient body. A horizontal protractor provides for measuring patient head turn in a transverse plane of a patient body. When used in combination, the vertical and horizontal protractors provide simultaneous measurement of either head turn or head bend or head turn and head tilt.

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