Tonsillar ectopia in idiopathic scoliosis: Does it play a role in the pathogenesis and prognosis or is it only an incidental finding?

Scoliosis

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Abul Kasim, Kasim ^a,b   Overgaard, Angelica ^a,b   Karlsson, Magnus K ^a,b   Ohlin, Acke ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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EID: 71049126197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17487161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-4-25     Document Type: Article

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