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Intrinsic factors in spinal deformity after paraplegia have been considered; they include: alteration of growth after injury; the destruction of the vertebral body in the young child; the use of deep X-ray therapy in some vertebral condition; the effect of posture on the intrinsic mechanism of the spine, which is more deformative on the vertebral discs rather than on the vertebral bodies. Prevention is much better than cure; if the curve is becoming slowly worse then both extrinsic and intrinsic factors must be considered in the management of any patient with spinal deformity after such injury or disease. Treatment has been considered in a number of cases.
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Bedbrook, G. Intrinsic factors in the development of spinal deformities with paralysis. Spinal Cord 6, 222–232 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1968.36
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1968.36