Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 8, 2026

Cell-based Assay Protocol for the Prognostic Prediction of Idiopathic Scoliosis Using Cellular Dielectric Spectroscopy
Published on: October 16, 2013
Scoliosis and growth. Patterns of asymmetry in normal vertebral growth
Abstract:
This study reviews published observations of asymmetrical appearance of primary ossification centres in human fetal vertebral arches. It reports studies of vertebral asymmetry in 39 vertebral columns of infants and children including asymmetry in pedicle length and vertebral arch height, asymmetry in neurocentral fusion, and vertebral body flattening on its left anterior aspect. It relates these patterns of asymmetry to the commonly observed left thoracic scoliosis of infancy and right thoracic scoliosis of adolescents and adults. It discusses the implications of these observed asymmetries of normal vertebral growth in the aetiology of scoliosis, and the possible influences of handedness and aortic pressure in the production of these vertebral asymmetries in adolescence.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Vertebral Column: Regions and Curvature
Regions of the Vertebral Column
In an adult, the spine is subdivided into five regions: the cervical, the thoracic, the lumbar, the sacral, and the coccygeal region. The spine initially develops as a series of 33 vertebrae; after 20 years of age, the nine bones in the sacral region, five sacral, and four coccygeal bones fuse to form the...
Changes in the Appendicular Skeleton with Age
Initially, the limb buds consist of a core of mesenchyme covered by a layer of ectoderm. The ectoderm at the end of the limb bud thickens to form a narrow crest called the apical ectodermal ridge. This ridge stimulates the underlying...
Normal Strain under Axial Loading
Eccentric Axial Loading in a Plane of Symmetry
Bending of Curved Members - Strain Analysis
The important part of bending analysis for such a member is the...
Transformation of Plane Strain
Under plane strain conditions, typical for members where one dimension significantly exceeds the others, deformations and resultant strains are...

