The many case reports of specific families having several affected members have implied that hereditary factors might be significant in this disorder ( Gar- land, 1934; Molski, 1957; Sidler, 1938; Staub, 1922), and some investigators have even suggested simple modes of inheritance (Faber, 1936; Wynne- Davies, 1965). In spite of this previous work, there remains no convincing evidence that idiopathic scoliosis is predominantly influenced by either genetic or environmental factors.
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