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Do estrogens impact adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 10/16/09
Leboeuf D et al. – Despite the fact that estrogens are not causative factors of AIS, they could impact the progression of spinal deformity by interacting with factors that modulate bone growth, biomechanics and structure. Thus, clarifying the role of estrogens is essential for understanding how AIS evolves during skeletal growth and for the development of new therapeutic interventions.
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