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Normal Spine Growth

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Human spinal growth is a complex phenomenon including longitudinal and diametric growth as well as increases in chest circumference and lung function. Long term results of early onset scoliosis are best optimized by considering normal growth and what is necessary for adult pulmonary capacity.

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  1. School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 665, Rochester, NY, USA

    James O. Sanders MD

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  2. Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Craig P. Eberson

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Sanders, J.O. (2018). Normal Spine Growth. In: El-Hawary, R., Eberson, C. (eds) Early Onset Scoliosis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71580-3_1

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