The Perdriolle torsion meter also measures vertebral rotation on an x-ray. But where the Cobb angle fails to address the axial plane, this method picks up the slack. The torsion meter measures the vertebral pedicle shadow offset against the edges of the drum-like vertebral bodies.
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The Polynesians are the original inhabitants of a vast string of islands in the Pacific Ocean, from New Zealand in the south to Hawaii in the north. The western boundary is Easter Island. Polynesia means many islands in Greek.The cultures of the region share many traits with each other.he most famous goddess warrior in legends is a woman called Nafanua. Samoa is the only Polynesian nation to have retained the master art of 'Tatau' (tattoo) and survived colonization. Samoan master tatooists (tufuga) helped to revive the traditional tattooing practice from Hawaii, Tahiti, to New Zealand.