The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2007;89:8-13.
doi:10.2106/JBJS.F.00314
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Growth Considerations of the Immature Spine

John Sarwark, MD and Carl-Éric Aubin, PhD

Corresponding author:
John Sarwark, MD
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614.
E-mail address: j-sarwark@northwestern.edu

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   Growth Process of the Spine
 
It is a well-known fact that the human spine grows during the infantile, juvenile, and adolescent periods of life. Less known and less obvious are the specifics of vertebral column growth, including the total amount of growth per year and the amount of growth that occurs at each vertebral segment and in each of the various planes (axial, coronal, sagittal, and transverse). We do know that the growth rate of the spine varies according to age. In utero, the spine grows at an extremely accelerated rate; from birth to two years of age, it develops at an increased rate; from two to ten years of age, it proceeds to grow at a steady rate; and finally, during the prepubescent growth phase, it grows at an increased rate once again.

There is a relationship between growth of the spine and the development of spinal deformity. Progression of scoliotic spinal deformity occurs . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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