The vertebral body growth plate in scoliosis: a primary disturbance of growth?

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Patient number	Syndrome	Age at MRI(years)	Site curve	Cobb angle
1	Idiopathic Scoliosis	13	T5-T12 R	64
2	Osteogenesis Imperfecta	16.3	T7-L2 R	58
3	Idiopathic Scoliosis	12.7	T6-T11 R	52
			T11-L4 L	58
5	Congenital scoliosis	1.5	T10-L2 L	72
6	Cervico-thoracic hydromyelia	9.1	T6-L1 R	40
			L1-L5 L	38
7	Neurological condition	4.8	Straight	control
8	Neurofibromatosis	10	Straight	control
10	VATER	14	T5-T10 L	55
			T10-L3 R	52
18	Idiopathic Scoliosis	11.8	T5-L1 R	43
19	Sacral agenesis	7.5	min. curve	control
21	T 7 hemivertebra	2.4	T5-T10	35
22	Fractured C7	13.3	Crush # C7	control
23	Neurofibromatosis Type 1	11.4	Kyphosis 55	control
25	Prader Willi syndrome	11.5	T5-11 R	75
26	Idiopathic Scoliosis	12.8	T4-10 R	50
27	Idiopathic Scoliosis	5.9	T6-11 R	43
28	Turner syndrome	11	T3-10 R	30
29	Idiopathic Scoliosis	12.1	T4-10 R	16

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