The Genetics and Development of Scoliosis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kusumi, Kenro (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Dunwoodie, Sally L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Human genetics.; Developmental biology.; Human physiology.; Orthopedics.; Human Genetics.; Developmental Biology.; Human Physiology.

Our understanding of the genetic and developmental mechanisms underlying scoliosis is rapidly evolving, this timely second edition of The Genetics and Development of Scoliosis is to provide researchers, clinicians, and students with the most current views in this field. This volume brings together l...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter1: Developmental and Functional Anatomy of the Spine
• Chapter2: Environmental Factors and Axial Skeletal Dysmorphogenesis
• Chapter3: Congenital Scoliosis and Segmentation Defects of the Vertebrae in the Genetic Clinic
• Chapter4: The Genetics Contributing to Disorders involving Congenital Scoliosis
• Chapter5: Animal Models of Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Chapter6: Current Understanding of Genetic Factors in Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Chapter7: Genetics and Functional Pathology of Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Chapter8: Adolescence and Scoliosis: Deciphering the Complex Biology of Puberty and Scoliosis.