J-F Catanzariti, O Agnani, M-A Guyot, S Wlodyka-Demaille, H Khenioui, C Donze
UNLABELLED: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a tridimensional deformity of the spinal column. This frequent disease, which has no clearly identified pathogenic mechanism, can have serious consequences. It has been hypothesized that unilateral and isolated vestibular disorders could be the origin of AIS. The objective of this work is to verify this hypothesis and to establish a pathophysiological model. METHOD: We performed a Pubmed-NCBI search, for the period 1966-2013, crossing the keyword scoliosis with the following keywords: vestibular, labyrinthine, postural control...
August 2014: Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine