Imbalanced development of anterior and posterior thorax is a causative factor triggering scoliosis

Objective: Scoliosis is a common disease characterized by spinal curvature with variable severities. There is no generally accepted theory about the physical origin of the spinal deformation of scoliosis. The aim of this study was to explore a new hypothesis suggesting that the curvatures in scolios...

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Main Authors: Bo Chen, Qiaoyan Tan, Hangang Chen, Fengtao Luo, Meng Xu, Jianhua Zhao, Peng Liu, Xianding Sun, Nan Su, Dali Zhang, Weili Fan, Mingyong Liu, Haiyang Huang, Zuqiang Wang, Junlan Huang, Ruobin Zhang, Can Li, Fangfang Li, Zhenhong Ni, Xiaolan Du, Min Jin, Jing Yang, Yangli Xie, Lin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X18301761