Lateral spinal radiographs help create an accurate Risser sign grading

doi:10.1186/1748-7161-4-S1-O11

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This article is part of the supplement: 5th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities .

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Lateral spinal radiographs help create an accurate Risser sign grading

Tomasz Kotwicki

Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland

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from 5^thInternational Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities
Athens, Greece. 3–5 April 2008

Scoliosis 2009, 4(Suppl 1):O11doi:10.1186/1748-7161-4-S1-O11


Published:	15 January 2009

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The Risser sign quantifies the ossification of the iliac crest in order to assess the remaining spinal growth. The clinical value of the Risser sign has been questioned for its inaccuracy. Estimation of the Risser sign based on the lateral spinal radiograph has not been reported.