The natural history and prognosis of infantile idiopathic scoliosis.
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Because idiopathic scoliosis commences and may progress during the period of spinal growth, it has been subdivided according to when it begins (James 1954); thus infantile, juvenile and adolescent types are recognised (Goldstein and Waugh 1973). While a oneyear-old baby with a 60 idiopathic thoracic curve unquestionably has infantile scoliosis, classification becomes progressively more difficul...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume
دوره 37-B 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1955