Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1989-04-25
1993-01-26
Howell, Kyle L.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
A61B 05103
Patent
active
051815257
ABSTRACT:
The disease scoliosis is a rotational deformity of the spine and ribs, characterized by both lateral curvature and vertebral rotation. Idiopathic genetic scoliosis occurs about seven time more frequently in the female than in the male and accounts for about 80% of all cases of the disease. The deformity first appears in infants, juveniles or adolescents generally, and many school health programs in this country have screening programs for the early detection of the disease. On detection, the patient is referred to a specialist for treatment. Presently, however, over-referral of great numbers of children with very mild curvatures which do not require treatment is causing a large number of unnecessary x-rays and needless lost time and expense. The invention disclosed herein is a simple and convenient device for measuring the clinical deformity in patients with scoliosis which establishes objective criteria for screening and which can significantly reduce the number of over-referrals.
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Hanley John C.
Howell Kyle L.
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