Three-dimensional spring model: A new hypothesis of pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 709-713

  Yang, Zongde ^a   Xie, Yang ^a   Li, Ming ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE GROWTH; DISEASE COURSE; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; KYPHOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; SPINE MOBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 70349733062     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.02.046     Document Type: Article

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