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Review
. 2000 Jun;9(3):178-84.
doi: 10.1007/s005860000142.

The aetiology of idiopathic scoliosis: biomechanical and neuromuscular factors

A G Veldhuizen  1 , D J Wever, P J Webb
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Review

The aetiology of idiopathic scoliosis: biomechanical and neuromuscular factors

A G Veldhuizen et al. Eur Spine J. 2000 Jun.

Abstract

The aetiology of idiopathic scoliosis: biomechanical and neuromuscular factors small curve develops due to a small defect in the neuromuscular control system and a second stage during adolescent growth in which the scoliotic curve is exacerbated by biomechanical factors.

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