Family stature in idiopathic scoliosis.

Journal article

The standing heights of 40 children with scoliosis and 110 persons from their immediate families were compared with those of a group of 349 contemporary control subjects. Skeletal bone ages and puberty ratings did not differ from normal, but the children with scoliosis were found to be significantly taller than the controls. They were also taller than their unaffected relatives, suggesting that the increased stature is not due to genetic factors alone. Scoliotic children with an affected imme...

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Authors: Carr, A; Jefferson, R; Turner-Smith, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Spine
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 20-23
• Publication date: 1993-01-01
• DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199301000-00004
• EISSN: 1528-1159
• ISSN: 0362-2436
• Language: English
• Keywords: Family; Cross-Sectional Studies; Age Determination by Skeleton; Humans; Female; Adolescent; Body Height; Scoliosis; Male