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Idiopathic-type scoliosis is not exclusive to bipedalism.
Medical hypotheses - 1 Mar 2009
Gorman Kristen F, Breden Felix
Abstract excerpt
Human familial/idiopathic-type scoliosis (IS) is a complex genetic disorder for which the cause is unknown. The curve phenotype characteristically demonstrates pronounced morphological and developmental variability that is likely a consequence of biomechanical, environmental, and genetic differences between individuals. In addition, risk factors that affect the propensity for curves to progress to severity are...
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