Changes in adolescent intervertebral discs, end plates and bone marrow of lumbar spine in idiopathic thoracic scoliosis an mri based study

Intervertebral disc degeneration is known to occur as early as the first decade in normal individuals. In adolescent idiopathic thoracic scoliosis, the spinal curvature is thought to impart mechanical stresses on the lumbar spine. This in theory would lead to early degenerative discs changes, Modic...

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