Facet asymmetry in normal vertebral growth: Characterization and etiologic theory of scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 898-902

  Masharawi, Youssef M ^a   Peleg, Smadar ^a   Albert, Hanne B ^b   Dar, Gali ^a,c   Steingberg, Nili ^a,d   Medlej, Bahaa ^a   Abbas, Janan ^a   Salame, Khalil ^e   Mirovski, Yigal ^f   Peled, Nathan ^g   Hershkovitz, Israel ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^e TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^f ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^g Hacarmel Medical Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Scoliosis; Vertebral growth; Zygoapophyseal facet asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; THORACIC SPINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOPOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 42149121467     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31816b1f83     Document Type: Article

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