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High pressures and asymmetrical stresses in the scoliotic disc in the absence of muscle loading
BACKGROUND: Loads acting on scoliotic spines are thought to be asymmetric and involved in progression of the scoliotic deformity; abnormal loading patterns lead to changes in bone and disc cell activity and hence to vertebral body and disc wedging. At present however there are no direct measurements...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1820774/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17319969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-7161-2-4 |