The Scoliosis Research Society is pleased to announce that, in partnership with the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, the Spinal Deformity Study Group's Radiographic Measurement Manual is now available through a link on the SRS website.
The Radiographic Measurement Manual was published in 2008 by Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA Inc. under the direction of Chief Editors Michael F. O'Brien, MD; Timothy R. Kuklo, MD; Kathy M. Blanke, RN; and Lawrence G. Lenke, MD. The manual was developed to present standardized techniques for radiographic measurement of common spinal deformities and includes chapters on: Spinal Anatomy and Alignment, Clinical Photographs and Radiographic Methodology to Evaluate Spinal Deformity, The Lenke Classification: Technique for, Analysis and Classification of Operative AIS, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Adult Deformity, and Spondylolisthesis.
With input from section editors Keith H. Bridwell, MD; Christopher L. Hamill, MD; William C. Horton, MD; Hubert B. Labelle, MD; David W. Polly Jr., MD; B. Stephens Richards III, MD; Pierre Roussouly, MD and James O. Sanders, MD, this manual features well accepted methodology for the radiographic analysis of spinal deformities in both adults and adolescents.
The link to the Radiographic Review Manual can be accessed one of two ways:
The Scoliosis Research Society is thankful to the contributors of this manual and to the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation for their agreement with us to encourage broad access to this informative manual.