Idiopathic scoliosis is one of the most common disabling pathologies of children and adolescents. Etiology and pathogenesis of idiopathic scoliosis remain unknown. To study the etiology of this disease we identified the cells’ phenotypes in the vertebral body growth plates in patients with idiopathic scoliosis | A new look at etiological factors of idiopathic scoliosis: Neural crest cells