Participation of sex hormones in multifactorial pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

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Authors

Aleksandra Kulis · University School of Physical Education in Kraków

Anna Goździalska · Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University

Jagoda Drąg · Jagiellonian University

Jerzy Jaśkiewicz · Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University

Małgorzata Knapik-Czajka · Jagiellonian University

Ewa Lipik · Jagiellonian University

Daniel Zarzycki

Abstract

There is an interdependence between the concentration of oestradiol and development of scoliosis. Determination of estradiol may have diagnostic value in the screening of spinal pathologies associated with AIS.

Topics & Keywords

Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Pregnancy-related medical research Bone health and osteoporosis research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: International Orthopaedics

Volume 39, Issue 6, pp. 1227-1236

DOI: 10.1007/s00264-015-2742-6

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