Medical Hypotheses
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 501-508, 2005

The role of dorsal shear forces in the pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis – A hypothesis

  • René M. Castelein

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Centre Utrecht, P.O. Box 85090, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 30 2504004; fax: +31 30 2505348.
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  • Jaap H. van Dieën

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, ‘Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam’, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Theo H. Smit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics and Medical Technology, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 27 December 2004; accepted 21 March 2005. published online 23 May 2005.

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PII: S0306-9877(05)00176-3

doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2005.03.025

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 501-508, 2005

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