Histomorphometric study of the spinal growth plates in idiopathic scoliosis and congenital scoliosis

Pediatrics International

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 591-598

  Zhu, Feng ^a,b   Qiu, Yong ^a   Yeung, Hiu Yan ^b   Lee, Kwong Man ^b   Cheng, Jack Chun Yiu ^b  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Chondrocytes; Growth plate; Pathogenesis; Spine column

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHY; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NICK END LABELING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHONDROCYTES; FEMALE; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; MALE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 33751381641     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2006.02277.x     Document Type: Article

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