Are Volumetric Bone Mineral Density and Bone Micro-Architecture Associated with Leptin and Soluble Leptin Receptor Levels in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? – A Case-Control Study

• Elisa M. S. Tam,

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Hong Kong, China

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• Fiona W. P. Yu,

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Hong Kong, China

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• Vivian W. Y. Hung,

  Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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• Zhen Liu,

  Affiliations Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Hong Kong, China

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• King Lok Liu,

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Hong Kong, China

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• Bobby K. W. Ng,

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Hong Kong, China

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• Simon K. M. Lee,

  Affiliation Lee Hysan Clinical Research Laboratory, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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• Yong Qiu,

  Affiliations Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Hong Kong, China

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• Jack C. Y. Cheng,

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Hong Kong, China

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• Tsz-Ping Lam

  * E-mail: tplam@ort.cuhk.edu.hk

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Joint Scoliosis Research Center of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, Hong Kong, China

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