Spine · 2000 · 56 citations · 13 references
The shape of the back develops mainly during the pubertal growth spurt at ages 12 to 14 years in girls and boys. Trunk asymmetry (and mild scoliosis) seems as prevalent in young adult women as in men, although at puberty idiopathic scoliosis was twice as prevalent among girls as among boys in this cohort.
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Anthropometric Measurements and the Incidence of Low Back Pain in a Cohort of Pubertal Children
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