Scoliometer
Current as of: June 26, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:John Pope, MD, MPH – Pediatrics & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Robert B. Keller, MD – Orthopedics
A scoliometer is an instrument that is used to estimate the amount of curve in a person’s spine. It may be used as a tool during screening or as follow-up for scoliosis, a deformity in which the spine curves abnormally. A scoliometer is similar to a level and is placed across the back at the peak (apex) of the curve…
Current as of: June 26, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:John Pope, MD, MPH – Pediatrics & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Robert B. Keller, MD – Orthopedics