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Historical perspective: William Adams, the forward bending test, and the spine of Gideon Algernon Mantell.
- Abstract:
- William Adams described the Forward Bending Test for scoliosis in 1865. His understanding of the nature of the rotational element of scoliosis was given by a postmortem he performed on an eminent surgeon and geologist, Gideon Mantell. The clinical history of Dr. Mantell is well documented.
- Publication status:
- Published
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Bibliographic Details
- Journal:
- Spine
- Volume:
- 29
- Issue:
- 17
- Pages:
- 1953-1955
- Publication date:
- 2004-09-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1528-1159
- ISSN:
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0362-2436
- Source identifiers:
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107654
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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pubs:107654
- UUID:
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uuid:cdc99ca0-ca0f-4520-b955-1154e9c00898
- Local pid:
- pubs:107654
- Deposit date:
- 2013-12-13
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- 2004
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