Rib length asymmetry in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: is it primary or secondary?
Rib length asymmetry in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: is it primary or secondary?
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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The development of scoliosis in animal models after inducing asymmetric rib growth suggests the possible role of asymmetric rib growth in the etiopathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Asymmetric rib length is well recognized in idiopathic scoliosis; however, whether this rib asymmetry is primary or secondary has not been clearly do...
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Rib length asymmetry in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: is it primary or secondary?
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3030715
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3030715
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0940-6719,1432-0932
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1432-0932
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10.1007/s00586-010-1637-x
