Abstract
The etiology of idiopathic scoliosis (IS) has been the subject of extensive research, and the current opinion is in favor of a multifactorial pathogenesis with an important genetic component. The aim of this study is to investigate the pattern of inheritance over generations of IS and its possible risk factors.
Lingua originale | Inglese |
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pagine (da-a) | 781-784 |
Numero di pagine | 4 |
Rivista | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY & TRAUMATOLOGY |
Volume | 23 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2013 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Birth Order
- Child
- Cohort Studies
- Family
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Pedigree
- Risk Factors
- Scoliosis
- Sex Factors
- Young Adult