PhD drawings

Patient medical care journey
I’m sharing in this page diverse figures related to my PhD. Licence: CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
Summary
Anatomy
Biomechanics
Scoliosis
Anatomy
Planes of reference
S: Sagittal; C: Coronal; T: Transverse

Vertebra structure
a: vertebral body; b: superior endplate; c: left transverse process; d: superior left zygapohyseal joint; e: lamina; f: spinous process; g: inferior right zygapohyseal joint; h: right transverse process; i: pedicle

Biomechanics
Vertebra orientation axis
| Panjabi 1978 | Stokes 1994 (SRS) | Wu 2002 (ISB) |
|---|---|---|
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Scoliosis
Rib hump (Adam’s forward bend test and scoliometer)

Scoliosis progression
Adaptation of the Duval-Beaupere diagram (Duval-Beaupere. Les lois d’évolutivité des scolioses. Application pratique. Réunion conjointe GESet SRSQ. Montréal, 1979)

Scoliosis monitoring, patient care journey

Scoliosis external effects
| Surface deformity/Rib-hump | Motion change |
|---|---|
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Spinous processes palpation





