A treatise on orthopedic surgery . ^ meansof a lead or zinc tape while the patient lies in the recumbentposture. LATERAL CUBFATUBE OF THE SPINE. 177 Fig. At the Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled the shadow of thetrunk cast by an electric light at a fixed distance is traced upona large sheet of paper. Upon this outline the position of themore important landmarks is indicated. The degree of rotationis shown by transverse tracings and the line of the spinousprocesses is ascertained by ap-plying a broad strip of ad-hesive plaster to the backupon which the tip of eachspinous process is marke
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . ^ meansof a lead or zinc tape while the patient lies in the recumbentposture. LATERAL CUBFATUBE OF THE SPINE. 177 Fig. At the Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled the shadow of thetrunk cast by an electric light at a fixed distance is traced upona large sheet of paper. Upon this outline the position of themore important landmarks is indicated. The degree of rotationis shown by transverse tracings and the line of the spinousprocesses is ascertained by ap-plying a broad strip of ad-hesive plaster to the backupon which the tip of eachspinous process is anteroposterior outlineof the spine should be re-corded, also the general atti-tude and the presence orabsence of other evidences ofweakness such as knock-kneesand weak feet. Prognosis.—lu the devel-opment of lateral curvaturethere is doubtless a prelimi-nary or predisposing stage—a stage of progression and astage of arrest. All deformi-ties of this class are morelikely to progress during thegrowing period. They arelikely to become stationarywhen the period of growth iscompleted. Thus, the prog-nosis is worse when the de-formity begins at an e
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