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Abstract Background: The principal of scoliosis on pulmonary functions is believed to be mechanical. The anatomical changes due to scoliosis in the chest wall causing impaired movement and reduced compliance that is demonstrable in pulmonary function testing (PFT). Objective: To find the correlation between rib hump and ventilatory function in adult patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Methods: Forty females of age ranged between18–30 with right thoracic idiopathic scoliosis enrolled in this study; they were recruited from orthopedic outpatient clinics of kasr Al-Aini Hospitals, Cairo University. Adam‘s test was performed to examine rip hump side and its degree was measured by scoliometer. The spirometry measuring was done to measure the ventilatory function. Results: There was a significant direct and strong negative correlation between rotation and FVC and FEV1 (p=0.000 and p=0.000, respectively), while there is a non-significant negative correlation between rotation and FEV1/FVC ratio (p=0.669) Conclusion: the degree of rotation of the rib hump in patients with thoracic scoliosis correlate negatively with FVC, and FEV1, and no correlation between the rotation of the rib hump and the ratio between FEV1⁄ FVC |