Includes bibliographical references. / Spinal deformity was recognised in the ancient works for philosophy, religion, myths, and fairy tales dating back as far as 3500BC[1,6]. Scoliosis was first described in the 5th century BC by Hippocrates. He recommended treatment with axial distraction on an extension apparatus (figure 1).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/2839 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Creators | Dunn, Robert |
| Contributors | Edgar, M A, Du Toit, G |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master Thesis, Masters, MMed |
| Format | application/pdf |
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