Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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English
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common form of structural spinal deformities that have a radiological lateral Cobb angle — a measure of spinal curvature — of ≥10
°
. AIS affects between 1% and 4% of adolescents in the early stages of puberty and is more common in young women than in young men. The condition occurs in otherwi...
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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
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TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_gup_ub_gu_se_244196
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_gup_ub_gu_se_244196
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2056-676X
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2056-676X
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10.1038/nrdp.2015.30
