CLASSIFICATION OF HORIZONTAL PLANE POSTURAL DISORDERS AS EVIDENCED BY COMPUTER OPTICAL TOPOGRAPHY

Abstract

Objective. To analyze the exacted classification of horizontal plane postural disorders, accounting for different variants of disorders, and to study the structure of rotational postural disorders using this classification. Material and Methods. Results of the computer optical topography (COMOT) screening of children and adolescents in six cities formed a clinical database including information from more than 33,000 patients approximately evenly distributed through ages from 4.5 to 17.5 years (mean age 11.17 ± 3.3 years). Results. A new classification of horizontal plane postural disorders was elaborated based on the COMOT method findings using quantitative topographic criteria. This classification differentiates rotational postural disorders depending on their severity into mild, moderate and marked deviations, and divides moderate and marked deviations into three variants of rotational disorders according to the ratio of rotation of the shoulder girdle and pelvis. Conclusion. The study performed using the proposed classification showed a significantly weaker gender difference in the structure of rotational postural disorders in children and adolescents compared with disorders in the sagittal plane.