File:Wiki post-op.jpg
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SummaryThis is an anterior-posterior X-ray of a case of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis post-fusion - specifically, my spine. There was originally a thoracic curve of 30° and a lumbar curve of 53° (Cobb angle - see scoliosis) and these curves have been reduced to less than 15° each. This was taken at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. The largest curve (53°) is of a magnitude typically near the lower surgery boundary, although many factors decide whether surgery is necessary on a scoliosis case. This x-ray was taken almost a year after this x-ray was taken of the same spine pre-op:  |
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| Source | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wiki_post-op.jpg | ||
| Author | en:User:Silverjonny | ||
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| current | 16:32, 3 December 2009 | | 429 × 838 (112 KB) | commons>DrJunge | flipped the image so that it is anatomically correct (heart to the left). This is the way the image is viewed by a radiologist. (Note the 'L' in the top right corner)! |
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