title: Flexibility in structurally normal young females and in young females with idiopathic scoliosis.
abstract: The bending stiffness of the trunk as related to ventral flexion was calculated in 10 young females with untreated idiopathic scoliosis and in 10 young females with structurally normal spines. Seven clinical measurements of joint flexibilities were also made. The ages of the subjects ranged from 10 to 16 years. The girls with scoliosis had similar or lower flexibility compared with the normal controls. The study provided no evidence that untreated scoliosis occurs or progresses because of increased flexibility. This report supports previous findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Veldhuizen
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Scholten