METHOD OF SCREENING DIAGNOSTICS OF SPINAL CONDITIONS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A61B5/103 A61B6/02 

FIELD: medicine; diagnostics in pediatric orthopedics.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to screening diagnostics of postural disorders and scoliosis in children and adolescents. Scoliometry is performed in a functional state as follows: the patient is moving from the initial position, standing straight, legs straight, feet parallel and feet-width apart, the doctor stands behind the patient. The patient bends forward, and during this movement the doctor measures and records in the study protocol the scoliometer readings in its position in a vertical plane perpendicular to the horizontal, passing through five anatomical landmarks: the spinous processes of the vertebrae at the levels C7, Th3, Th7, Th12, L4. The doctor stands behind the patient in the following position: in a vertical plane located at an angle of 45 degrees to the sagittal plane of the patient's body. The measurement and recording of scoliometer indicators is carried out in a discrete mode when the patient’s movement is stopped in the process of bending forward upon reaching the position of the scoliometer in a vertical plane perpendicular to the horizontal, passing through the corresponding anatomical landmark, and one finger of the doctor’s hand is first placed on the next anatomical landmark, and then the scoliometer is moved to this level, as described in the claims. The scoliometer readings at each level are recorded in the protocol, the features for each level are indicated according to the claims.

EFFECT: method makes it possible to increase the accuracy of measurements during functional scoliometry due to more accurate localization of the measurements taken, namely on the spinous processes of the corresponding vertebrae, as well as the discreteness of measurements and the relative position of the doctor and the patient.

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