Application of Moiré topography to diagnosis and documentation of anomalies of the trunk
Drerup, B.
Zeitschrift für Orthopadie und ihre Grenzgebiete 116(6): 789
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-3220 PMID: 726563 Document Number: 134925
Following the Moiré method published by Takasaki an apparatus has been established which allows the three dimensional measurement of human trunk shape. The medical applications are demonstrated by the examples of pigeon breast and scoliosis. The measurement of patients suffering from scoliosis and treated with halo gravity traction shows the possible value of Moirétopography analyzing the mobility of spinal segments. An example for the relation of the topograms to radiographs is presented.