title: Vertebral rotation during the initial stages of scoliosis: the costovertebral interaction mechanism.
abstract: The authors analyse the costovertebral joint mechanism related to vertebral rotation in cases of idiopathic scoliosis and compare them to analogous clinical costal asymmetry caused by asymmetrical vertebral growth in the absence of scoliosis. In the opinion of the authors, it is the different mechanism of costal leverage that is the basis of the various aspects of thoracic deformity both in idiopathic scoliosis and in growth asymmetry.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Ortopedica dell'Università, Padova.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fabris
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Costantini
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007596:Joints / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012272:Ribs; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology*