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Figure 2 | Scoliosis

Figure 2

From: Relative shortening and functional tethering of spinal cord in adolescent scoliosis – Result of asynchronous neuro-osseous growth, summary of an electronic focus group debate of the IBSE

Figure 2

Diagrams from transverse sections through spinal cords at T3 of two cadavers in forward flexion and extension showing the rounder shape of the cord in extension. Chu et al [2–4] describe a similar difference in apical spinal cord shape between thoracic AIS and normal subjects measured as the ratio of antero-posterior (AP) to transverse (TS) diameter of the cord (see Response to Comment 10). Diagrams drawn from specimens reported by Breig [17].

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Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders

ISSN: 2397-1789

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