The role of posteriorly directed shear loads acting on a pre-rotated growing spine: A hypothesis on the pathogenesis of idiopathic scoliosis

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 158, Issue , 2010, Pages 112-117

  Janssen, Michiel M A ^a   Kouwenhoven, Jan Willem M ^a   Castelein, René M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

dorsally directed shear loads; Idiopathic scoliosis; pathogenesis; pre existing vertebral rotation; spinal alignment

Indexed keywords

IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; SHEAR LOADS; SPINAL ALIGNMENTS; VERTEBRAL ROTATIONS;

EID: 77954506442     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-573-0-112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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