A multi-scale study of bone mineralization and bone quality in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Introduction. The etiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is largely unknown. AIS was well-documented to be associated with low bone mineral density (BMD) and abnormal bone quality. We hypothesized that bone matrix mineralization is abnormally low in AIS and that the abnormality could lead...

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Other Authors: Wang, Zhiwei (author.)
Format: Others
Language:English
Chinese
Chinese
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-1291247