The Genetics and Development of Scoliosis

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
 Developmental and Functional Anatomy of the Spine  (Alan Rawls, Rebecca E. Fisher)....Pages 1-29
 Environmental Factors and Axial Skeletal Dysmorphogenesis  (Peter G. Alexander, Ricardo Londono, Thomas P. Lozito, Rocky S. Tuan)....Pages 31-61
 Congenital Scoliosis and Segmentation Defects of the Vertebrae in the Genetic Clinic  (Peter D. Turnpenny)....Pages 63-88
 The Genetics Contributing to Disorders Involving Congenital Scoliosis  (Nan Wu, Philip Giampietro, Kazuki Takeda)....Pages 89-106
 Animal Models of Idiopathic Scoliosis  (Zhaoyang Liu, Ryan Scott Gray)....Pages 107-138
 Current Understanding of Genetic Factors in Idiopathic Scoliosis  (Carol A. Wise, Shiro Ikegawa)....Pages 139-157
 Genetics and Functional Pathology of Idiopathic Scoliosis  (Elizabeth A. Terhune, Erin E. Baschal, Nancy Hadley Miller)....Pages 159-178
 Adolescence and Scoliosis: Deciphering the Complex Biology of Puberty and Scoliosis  (Jeremy McCallum-Loudeac, Megan J. Wilson)....Pages 179-193
Back Matter ....Pages 195-199