Moire topography in measurement of the sagittal curvatures of the spine

The purpose of the investigation was to establish the accuracy of moire top ography in the analysis of the kyphotic spine. Using simplified instrumenta tion, moire topogram was performed in. the 50 outpatients at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb. Lateral x-ray and meticulous clinical measurements of the spine were included as we ll. A correlation between, the obtained results was established. A high cor relation (r = 0.847) was found between the results obtained by means of X-r ays and those obtained by means of moire topography. The authors concluded that the method is ideal for the determination of a morphotypology of the k yphotic spine and can significantly contribute to the differentiation betwe en. normal and pathological sagittal curvatures of the spine without the ne ed for x-ray of the spine. The authors conclude that the application of moi re topography in. the biomechanical laboratories can contribute to the new cognition on kinematics of the spine. The investigation demonstrated that s imple and nonexpensive apparatus can be used for the moire topography in th e follow-up of the sagittal curvatures of the spine.