A Study on the Tilting of the Normal Korean Adult Pelvis
10.4055/jkoa.1988.23.2.448
- Author:
Myung Chul YOO
;
Sang Eun LEE
;
Hee Soo SHIN
;
Young Soo KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pelvis;
tilting and measurement
- MeSH:
Acetabulum;
Adult;
Animals;
Coccyx;
Hip Joint;
Humans;
Lordosis;
Pelvis;
Pubic Bone;
Spine;
Weight-Bearing
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1988;23(2):448-454
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In the standing lateral position, the pelvis is tilted in some degree anteroinferiorly. But there was no accurate and standard measurement about the pelvis tilting. The pelvis tilting affects on the lumbar lordosis, weight bearing area of the hip joint, and the anteversion of acetabulum. In the standing true lateral view of the pelvis, 5 points were marked: midpoint of both anterosuperior iliac spines (M), upper margin of symphysis pubis (S), lower margin of symphysis pubis(S), sacral promontorium (SP), coccyx tip (C). And using the additional horizontal plane (H), we measured the 4 angles : angle I ( < MSH), angle II ( < SPSH), angle III(
