Pedicle growth asymmetry as a cause of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A biomechanical study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 523-529

  Huynh, Anne Marie ^a,b   Aubin, Carl Eric ^a,b   Rajwani, Talib ^c   Bagnall, Keith M ^c   Villemure, Isabelle ^a,b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanical modeling; Growth modulation; Idiopathic scoliosis; Neurocentral junction; Spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GROWTH; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; GROWTH REGULATION; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SIMULATION; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 34247187462     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0235-4     Document Type: Article

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