ArticleSpine deformity2025
Surface vs. skeleton: the relationship between surface topographic and radiographic measurements of shoulder symmetry in patients with scoliosis.
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purposeThis study evaluates the relationship between existing radiographic measurements of shoulder asymmetry with novel surface topographic (ST) measurements, hypothesizing that these relationships will be weak.
methodsData were gathered from a prospectively collected registry of patients who underwent ST scanning at a single tertiary care institution. Inclusion criteria were diagnosis of juvenile or adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, age 11-21, same-day ST and EOS radiographic evaluation. Twelve radiographic variables that evaluate shoulder height were measured, as well as curve magnitudes and vertebral axial rotation. ST data were collected using the 3dMDbody scanning system. Three ST measurements of shoulder symmetry were evaluated: ST-based AC angle (the angle between a line made between the surface of the AC joints and a line parallel to the ground), Shoulder Normal Asymmetry angle (the angle between the mirrored normals to the planes defined by the jugular notch, vertebral prominence, and AC joint), and Shoulder Volume Asymmetry Index (difference in volumes between the right and left shoulder). Univariate, followed by a stepwise multivariate linear regression was performed to evaluate the correlations of the radiographic measurements to the ST-based measurements. Correlation categories: weak (x < 0.4), moderate (0.4 ≤ x < 0.6), strong (0.6 ≤ x < 0.8), and very strong (x ≥ 0.8).
results141 patients with idiopathic scoliosis were evaluated (65.2% female, mean age 15.1 years, mean BMI 20.5 kg/m
conclusionRadiographic measurements may be acceptable stand-ins for two-dimensional ST measurements such as AC angle, but not for more complex shoulder measurements based on three dimensions. This study demonstrates the inadequacy with which radiographic assessments evaluate shoulder height asymmetry and highlights the use of ST measurements.
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