Study of back trunk asymmetry in children from three ethnic groups and correlation with their handedness

Background Armenian, Albanian and Greek children attending primary and secondary schools in Athens Greece were screened. These three ethnic groups comprise a rather homogeneous genetically population, each of them being culturally a closed social group population. This results in a very interesting group of people from the genetic point of view. The examination and analysis of various anthropometric parameters could reveal and provide useful baseline information for understanding of truncal asymmetry formation, the preliminary condition of spinal deformity.