Prediction of Correction of Scoliosis with Use of the Fulcrum Bending Radiograph*

We used a new method to assess spinal flexibility in thirty patients who were to be managed operatively for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The method involves placing the patient in the lateral decubitus position and bent over a fulcrum (a radiolucent padded cylinder) so that the spine is passivel... View More