Assessment of Neck Imbalance in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients: A Cross-Section Study Based on Body Image of 115 Patients with Main or Double Thoracic Curve.
Huawei ZhangBen WangAimin WuChongan HuangXiangxiang PanBoda ChenLibin NiYifeng ShiZaher Ali Mohamed MeftahXiang-Yang WangPublished in: Orthopaedic surgery (2022)
Neck imbalance indexes established in our study were in good correlation with cervical axis tilt (CAT), At the meantime, they showed significant correlations with T1 tilt and first rib angle (FRA). Our study provides a practical method for measurement of neck imbalance regarding realistic perspective and makes up for the lack of photographic indexes about neck imbalance.