Correlation of pelvic orientation with adult scoliosis

Prospective analysis of elderly volunteers with adult scoliosis. To analyze the correlation between the sagittal pelvic parameters and adult scoliosis. There are little data on the relationship between the sagittal pelvic parameters and adult scoliosis. The study group comprised 108 elderly volunteers (21 men and 87 women). All underwent anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of whole spine including hip joints. The participants were classified into 3 groups: normal (Cobb angle 0.05, analysis of variance). The mean pelvic tilting of the high-grade or low-grade groups was significantly higher than that of the normal group (P