Curve characteristics in monozygotic twins with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - 3 new twin pairs and a review of the literature

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 621-625

  Van Rhijn, L W ^a   Jansen, E J P ^a   Plasmans, C M T ^a   Veraart, B E E M J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HARRINGTON INSTRUMENTATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; KYPHOSIS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PATHOGENESIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE FUSION;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; SCOLIOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0035668769     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000164701317269058     Document Type: Article

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