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Convexity of Scoliosis Related to Handedness in Identical Twin Boys With Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy: A Case Report  Bryan C. Werner, MD, Andrew J.

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1 Convexity of Scoliosis Related to Handedness in Identical Twin Boys With Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy: A Case Report  Bryan C. Werner, MD, Andrew J. Skalsky, MD, Craig M. McDonald, MD, Jay J. Han, MD  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  Volume 89, Issue 10, Pages (October 2008) DOI: /j.apmr Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Scoliosis films at age 14. (A) RH's scoliosis progressed to 60° left convexity thoracolumbar spinal curve and (B) JH's scoliosis progressed to 70° right convexity thoracolumbar spinal curve. Both boys had curves develop with convexity toward the side of hand dominance and hand used for power wheelchair drive control. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Postoperative radiography films after spinal instrumentation and fusion. (A) RH with residual thoracolumbar scoliosis with left convexity measuring 25° and (B) JH with residual dextroscoliosis measuring 47°. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions


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