Experimental scoliosis in primates. Failure of a technique
Robin, G.C.; Stein, H.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume 57(2): 142-145
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-620X PMID: 806595 Document Number: 91847
An attempt to produce scoliosis in young baboons by excision of the heads of ribs failed in thirteen growing animals observed for up to a year after operation. Other investigators have failed to produce scoliosis in primates by similar and other techniques that had successfully produced scoliosis in quadruped animals. The possible reasons for this are discussed, especially in the light of clinical trials that are being carried out with techniques transposed from the quadruped experimental animal to the scoliosis clinic.