Scoliosis

Scoliosis: Sideways (lateral) curving of the spine (the backbone).
The degree of scoliosis may range from mild to severe. Scoliosis is often an incidental and harmless finding.
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Scoliosis runs in families, but doctors often don't know the cause. More girls get scoliosis than boys. Of every 1,000 children, three to five develop spinal curves that are severe enough to need treatment. Onset of scoliosis rarely occurs in adults.
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Scoliosis - Braces
The Boston and TLSO Braces. Molded braces called thoracolumbar-sacral orthoses (TLSOs), most often the Boston brace, ...
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Scoliosis is a type of spinal deformity and should not be confused with poor posture.
What are the different types of scoliosis?
Four common types of curve patterns seen in scoliosis include the following: ...
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Scoliosis
What is scoliosis?
Scoliosis means that the spine curves from side to side rather than being straight down the back. The spine is made of bones called vertebrae that normally stack one on top of the other in a straight line.
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Scoliosis is most often found in patients between 10 and 14 years old, though the condition can also affect infants. In infancy, boys are at higher risk for scoliosis than girls, but girls are at much higher risk for developing scoliosis after age 3.
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Scoliosis usually becomes apparent during adolescence, but it sometimes develops earlier. Although the condition may correct itself as a child matures, careful monitoring and, in many cases, treatment, are necessary to avoid severe malformation.
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Scoliosis
Dr Trisha Macnair
By knowing how to spot the early signs of scoliosis - a bend in the spine - you can seek treatment as soon as possible so it has less of an impact on your child's life.
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Scoliosis. Scoliosis, or curvature of the spine, is a disorder in which the vertebrae that make up the spine twist out of line from side to side into an S-shape or a spiral.
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SCOLIOSIS"1 (Curvature of the Spine)
SYMPTOMS"The spine is curved slightly to one side.
CAUSES"Scoliosis occurs 80% of the time in girls, and primarily in preteen and teen years, during rapid growth spurts.
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Kaneda anterior spinal/scoliosis system (KASS)Spinal intervertebral body-fixation orthosis system consists of two spinal staples (single- or two-hole design), KASS blunt-tip, open and closed screws, standard Isola open and closed screws, ...
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Bracing or surgery to correct bony deformities - If scoliosis is severe, surgery is usually done at a relatively early age (if possible), because heart disease that typically develops later in the illness makes the operation more dangerous later on.
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If this trend is not stopped, it may lead to chronic back problems for children in their adulthood including curvature of the spine (scoliosis and kyphosis).
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Spinal Fluid Culture (CSF Culture)
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Problems with the lens and the retina of the eye can lead to blindness. If the spine begins to curve, it can lead to scoliosis.
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Sometimes people who have had an injury to the spine, hip, knee, or ankle develop trochanteric bursitis. Injury to any of these areas may cause an alteration in gait that may irritate the structures overlying the greater trochanter. Scoliosis also ...
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