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DOUBLE PRIMARY CURVE [1 record]

Record 1 1990-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

... two balancing curves of equal structure change and magnitude.

CONT

Double major curves can be right thoracic and left lumbar, which is the most frequent combination, or they can be both located in the thoracic region, with a right thoracic-left thoracic curve, or a right thoracic-left thoracolumbar curve.

OBS

Double major curves were formerly called double primary curves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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