Skip to main content
Fig. 1 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 1

From: Full fusion of proximal thoracic curve helps to prevent postoperative cervical tilt in Lenke type 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with right-elevated shoulder

Fig. 1

a and b Cervical tilt: the angle is formed by the intersection of the vertical line and the longitudinal axis of the cervical spine (a); T1 tilt: angle between the line along the superior endplate of T1 and a perpendicular to the horizontal line (a); Radiographic shoulder height (RSH): the difference in the soft tissue shadow directly superior to the acromioclavicular joint (the value is defined as positive when left shoulder is up and negative when right shoulder is up) (b)

Back to article page