A treatise on orthopedic surgery . ary type ofscoliosis, the long curve being afterward divided. In child-hood total scoliosis is often combined with general posteriorcurvature, and it is peculiar in that the torsion of the vertebrfemay be toward the concave instead of the convex side, the tor-sion representing probably the early stages of the secondary orcompensatory curve. It has been stated that deformity of one part of the spine isusually balanced by deformity of another. This enables thetrunk to hold the erect posture, and it restores its general sym-metry. If, however, a long lateral or
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . ary type ofscoliosis, the long curve being afterward divided. In child-hood total scoliosis is often combined with general posteriorcurvature, and it is peculiar in that the torsion of the vertebrfemay be toward the concave instead of the convex side, the tor-sion representing probably the early stages of the secondary orcompensatory curve. It has been stated that deformity of one part of the spine isusually balanced by deformity of another. This enables thetrunk to hold the erect posture, and it restores its general sym-metry. If, however, a long lateral or long posterior curvaturepersists, the weight can be balanced only by swaying the entirebody on the pelvis, in the direction opposed to the restores the balance, but not the symmetry (Fig. 105). Rotation and Lateral Deviation.—Fixed rotation of the spinecarries with it, of course, all the parts that are attached to the patient stands in the erect attitude the simple lateral 152 OBTEOPEDIC SUBGEBY. Fig. CongeBital total scoliosis. Compared with Fig. 92.
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