HEREDITARY SCOLIOSIS
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Scoliosis
THIS is really a monograph, but it contains such a wealth of information, detail and theoretical problems that it could well have been expanded into a book. Professor Roaf has studied spinal disease for a lifetime. Much of his knowledge and experience of the problems of scoliosis is woven into this monograph, together with experimental and research work, in a stimulating and often controversial...
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Idiopathic scoliosis (crooked spine) can be a crippling disease in humans. A common form primarily affects adolescent girls. There is clear evidence that idiopathic scoliosis is inherited. However, in humans, the pattern of inheritance is not clear. Several years ago, Dr. L. W. Taylor of this department (Berkeley campus) developed an inbred strain of chickens in which up to 50 percent of the bi...
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Scoliosis is a structural lateral curvature of the spine with a rotatory component. Imaging in scoliosis is important. Most cases of scoliosis are idiopathic, and imaging is used routinely in monitoring the changes of the deformity that take place during growth. Imaging is also crucial in determining the underlying etiology in non-idiopathic cases of scoliosis and is used in pre- and postoperat...
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Abstract Background: Patient satisfaction with the cosmetic result of spinal fusion surgery was studied in 40 cases of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Neutral or dissatisfied patients were compared with satisfied patients in several physical and psychological characteristics. The aim of the study was to determine whether adolescents generally report satisfaction with the postoperative appeara...
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Scoliosis is a common deformity in many types of neuromuscular disease. Severe spinal curvature can cause difficulty in sitting. Conservative and surgical treatment of neuromuscular scoliosis differs from idiopathic scoliosis, being more complex and with a higher complications rate. Non-surgical measures rarely fully control progressive scoliosis, but aim to prevent spinal deformities secondary...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1934
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.3816.328