10.1055/b-0035-124588 3 The Genetics of Congenital Scoliosis and Abnormal Vertebral SegmentationPeter D. Turnpenny Before the modern molecular era, genetic analyses were often undertaken as epidemiologic studies, leading to the detailed…
10.1055/b-0035-124591 6 Congenital Deformities of the SpineAthanasios I. Tsirikos The spectrum of congenital deformities of the spine includes a range of conditions that blend gradually from scoliosis through kyphoscoliosis to…
10.1055/b-0035-124589 4 Respiratory Implications of Abnormal Development of the SpineRobert M. Campbell, Jr. Abnormal development of the spine can cause significant scoliosis, kyphosis, or lordosis, resulting in body deformities that…
10.1055/b-0035-124586 1 Frontier of the ImpossibleFederico Canavese and Alain Dimeglio When you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Early onset…
10.1055/b-0035-124587 2 Development of the SpineAlain Dimeglio and Federico Canavese Only a perfect knowledge of normal growth parameters allows a thorough understanding of the pathologic changes induced in a growing…
