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Historical Perspective

2004; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 29; Issue: 17 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/01.brs.0000137072.41425.ec

1528-1159

Jeremy Fairbank,

Medical and Biological Sciences

William Adams described the Forward Bending Test for scoliosis in 1865. His understanding of the nature of the rotational element of scoliosis was given by a postmortem he performed on an eminent surgeon and geologist, Gideon Mantell. The clinical history of Dr. Mantell is well documented.