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Title: The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: American Radium Society American Roentgen Ray Society
Subjects: Radiotherapy X-rays
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. C.C. Thomas
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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FlG. 5. A-t.i\ of same model as shown in Figure 2,showing spine in right scoliotic position. FlC. 6. A-ray of same model as in Figure ■.. showingspine in lilt scoliotic position. This with Figure 5shows the bending in both directions to be sym-metrical. The Roentgen Ray in the Diagnosis of Scoliosis The structural changes which takeplace cause a certain amount of the deform-ity, the ligaments and muscles shorten onone side of the spinal column and lengthenon the other, and finally the vertebraechange from their normal contour. 725 assume this position cither to the right orto the left. These two positions, right andleft, may be termed normal physiologicalscoliotic positions. This physiological scoli-otic position is entirely distinct from alateral bending of the spine and must not
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Fig. 7. X-ray of a model bending to left with a rightscoliosis. In studying the normal physiologicalpostures of the spine, it is found that oneof them is identical with the posture ofscoliosis, the parts deviate to one side ofthe median line and the vertebrae rotatem the same manner as found in scoliosis.It is also found that the normal spine can Fig. 8. X-ray of same model as in Figure 7, bending toright. Spine cannot assume the curves diametricallyopposed to those shown in Figure 7 because of thefixed right scoliosis. be confounded with it, as there is norelation between the two. In the normal spine, the physiologicalscoliotic posture, either right or left maybe readily assumed, but in scoliosis, whilethe correct anatomical position—thestraight position—may be assumed with ~lU The Roentgen Ray in the Diagnosis of Scoliosis nunc or less ease, the structural changeswhich the parts have undergone preventmotion to the normal physiological scolio-tic position opposed to the deformity

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