Giles L G, Taylor J R
Scand J Rheumatol. 1984;13(3):209-20. doi: 10.3109/03009748409100389.
The effects of leg length inequality with postural scoliosis on the lumbar apophyseal joints was investigated by comparing paired left and right joints, using histological sections from cadavers having a leg length inequality of 1 cm or more, and cadavers having no leg length inequality. A statistical analysis of mid-joint geometry (articular cartilage and subchondral bone thickness) is made from mid-joint histological sections. The study clearly demonstrates that leg length inequality of 1 cm or more is associated with asymmetrical changes in joint cartilage and subchondral bone in the apical and lumbosacral apophyseal joints of the spine in postural scoliosis.
通过比较配对的左右关节，利用腿长不等1厘米或以上的尸体以及腿长无差异的尸体的组织学切片，研究了姿势性脊柱侧弯中腿长不等对腰椎骨突关节的影响。对关节中部组织学切片进行关节中部几何结构（关节软骨和软骨下骨厚度）的统计分析。该研究清楚地表明，在姿势性脊柱侧弯中，1厘米或以上的腿长不等与脊柱顶端和腰骶骨突关节的关节软骨及软骨下骨的不对称变化有关。
