Veldhuizen A G, Wever D J, Webb P J
Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Eur Spine J. 2000 Jun;9(3):178-84. doi: 10.1007/s005860000142.
The aetiology of idiopathic scoliosis: biomechanical and neuromuscular factors small curve develops due to a small defect in the neuromuscular control system and a second stage during adolescent growth in which the scoliotic curve is exacerbated by biomechanical factors.