Spinal Deformity Study Group
Radiographic Editors in Chief
Measurement
Michael F. O’Brien, MD
Timothy R. Kuklo, MD
Kathy M. Blanke, RN
Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Manual
B
T2
T5
T2–T12
CSVL
T5–T12 +X°
-X
+X°
C7PL
T12
L2
A
S1
©2008 Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.
– 0 +
,
,Radiographic Measurement Manual
Editors in Chief
Michael F. O’Brien, MD
Timothy R. Kuklo, MD
Kathy M. Blanke, RN
Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Section Editors
Keith H. Bridwell, MD
Kathy M. Blanke, RN
Christopher L. Hamill, MD
William C. Horton, MD
Timothy R. Kuklo, MD
Hubert B. Labelle, MD
Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Michael F. O’Brien, MD
David W. Polly Jr, MD
B. Stephens Richards III, MD
Pierre Roussouly, MD
James O. Sanders, MD
©2008 Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.
, Acknowledgements
Radiographic Measurement Manual
The radiographic measurement manual has been developed to present standardized techniques for
radiographic measurement. In addition, this manual will serve as a complimentary guide for the Spinal
Deformity Study Group’s radiographic measurement software.
Special thanks to the following members of the Spinal Deformity Study Group in the development of this manual.
Sigurd Berven, MD Hubert B. Labelle, MD
Randal Betz, MD Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Fabien D. Bitan, MD Thomas G. Lowe, MD
John T. Braun, MD John P. Lubicky, MD
Keith H. Bridwell, MD Steven M. Mardjetko, MD
Courtney W. Brown, MD Richard E. McCarthy, MD
Daniel H. Chopin, MD Andrew A. Merola, MD
Edgar G. Dawson, MD Michael Neuwirth, MD
Christopher DeWald, MD Peter O. Newton, MD
Mohammad Diab, MD Michael F. O’Brien, MD
John Dimar, MD James Ogilvie, MD
John P. Dormans, MD Stephen Ondra, MD
Denis Drummond, MD George Picetti, MD
Jean Dubousset, MD David W. Polly, MD
John B. Emans, MD Rolando Puno, MD
Jean-Pierre Farcy, MD B. Stephens Richards, MD
Steven D. Glassman, MD Pierre Roussouly, MD
Christopher L. Hamill, MD David P. Roye, MD
Darrell S. Hanson, MD James O. Sanders, MD
William C. Horton, MD John Sarwark, MD
M. Timothy Hresko, MD Frank J. Schwab, MD
Serena Shaw Hu, MD Paul D. Sponseller, MD
Kamal N. Ibrahim, MD Daniel J. Sucato, MD, MS
Charles E. Johnston, MD Se-il Suk, MD
Noriaki Kawakami, MD Jeffrey D. Thomson, MD
Andrew G. King, MD Ensor Transfeldt, MD
Timothy R. Kuklo, MD, JD Mark Weidenbaum, MD
John Kostuik, MD Stuart Weinstein, MD
Additional contributors:
Kathy Blanke, RN Shari L. Mitchell, MA
Eric Berthonnaud, PhD Raymarla Pinteric, MT
Oscar Carbonell, RT Teresa Schroeder, MBA
Jim Clayton (Illustrator) Shea Snow (Designer)
Joannes Dimnet, PhD Doug Trotter, MS/MA
JoAnn Jones, BS
Radiographic Editors in Chief
Measurement
Michael F. O’Brien, MD
Timothy R. Kuklo, MD
Kathy M. Blanke, RN
Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Manual
B
T2
T5
T2–T12
CSVL
T5–T12 +X°
-X
+X°
C7PL
T12
L2
A
S1
©2008 Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.
– 0 +
,
,Radiographic Measurement Manual
Editors in Chief
Michael F. O’Brien, MD
Timothy R. Kuklo, MD
Kathy M. Blanke, RN
Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Section Editors
Keith H. Bridwell, MD
Kathy M. Blanke, RN
Christopher L. Hamill, MD
William C. Horton, MD
Timothy R. Kuklo, MD
Hubert B. Labelle, MD
Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Michael F. O’Brien, MD
David W. Polly Jr, MD
B. Stephens Richards III, MD
Pierre Roussouly, MD
James O. Sanders, MD
©2008 Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.
, Acknowledgements
Radiographic Measurement Manual
The radiographic measurement manual has been developed to present standardized techniques for
radiographic measurement. In addition, this manual will serve as a complimentary guide for the Spinal
Deformity Study Group’s radiographic measurement software.
Special thanks to the following members of the Spinal Deformity Study Group in the development of this manual.
Sigurd Berven, MD Hubert B. Labelle, MD
Randal Betz, MD Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Fabien D. Bitan, MD Thomas G. Lowe, MD
John T. Braun, MD John P. Lubicky, MD
Keith H. Bridwell, MD Steven M. Mardjetko, MD
Courtney W. Brown, MD Richard E. McCarthy, MD
Daniel H. Chopin, MD Andrew A. Merola, MD
Edgar G. Dawson, MD Michael Neuwirth, MD
Christopher DeWald, MD Peter O. Newton, MD
Mohammad Diab, MD Michael F. O’Brien, MD
John Dimar, MD James Ogilvie, MD
John P. Dormans, MD Stephen Ondra, MD
Denis Drummond, MD George Picetti, MD
Jean Dubousset, MD David W. Polly, MD
John B. Emans, MD Rolando Puno, MD
Jean-Pierre Farcy, MD B. Stephens Richards, MD
Steven D. Glassman, MD Pierre Roussouly, MD
Christopher L. Hamill, MD David P. Roye, MD
Darrell S. Hanson, MD James O. Sanders, MD
William C. Horton, MD John Sarwark, MD
M. Timothy Hresko, MD Frank J. Schwab, MD
Serena Shaw Hu, MD Paul D. Sponseller, MD
Kamal N. Ibrahim, MD Daniel J. Sucato, MD, MS
Charles E. Johnston, MD Se-il Suk, MD
Noriaki Kawakami, MD Jeffrey D. Thomson, MD
Andrew G. King, MD Ensor Transfeldt, MD
Timothy R. Kuklo, MD, JD Mark Weidenbaum, MD
John Kostuik, MD Stuart Weinstein, MD
Additional contributors:
Kathy Blanke, RN Shari L. Mitchell, MA
Eric Berthonnaud, PhD Raymarla Pinteric, MT
Oscar Carbonell, RT Teresa Schroeder, MBA
Jim Clayton (Illustrator) Shea Snow (Designer)
Joannes Dimnet, PhD Doug Trotter, MS/MA
JoAnn Jones, BS
