Computer simulation of idiopathic scoliosis initiated by local asymmetric growth force in a vertebral body
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Scoliosis is defined as an appreciable lateral deviation with axial rotation in the normally straight vertical line of the spine. Idiopathic scoliosis is a deformity which develops during a period of rapid growth and reduces after skeletal maturity. As a biomechanical approach to scoliosis, this paper presents a computer simulation method to examine the hypothesis that local asymmetric growth in a vertebral body might initiate scoliosis deformities of the spinal column.
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