Scoliosis is a medical condition
in which a person's spine is curved from side to side
or front to back, and may also be rotated. On an x-ray,
the spine of an individual with a typical scoliosis
may look more like an "S" or a "C"
than a straight line. It is typically classified as
congenital (caused by vertebral anomalies present
at birth), idiopathic (sub-classified as infantile,
juvenile, adolescent, or adult according to when onset
occurred) or as having developed as a secondary symptom
of another condition, such as cerebral palsy or spinal
muscular atrophy.
Surgery is usually indicated for curves that have
a high likelihood of progression, curves that cause
a significant amount of pain with some regularity,
curves that would be cosmetically unacceptable as
an adult, curves in patients with spina bifida and
cerebral palsy that interfere with sitting and care,
and curves that affect physiological functions such
as breathing. Surgery for scoliosis is usually done
by an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in spine
surgery. For various reasons it is usually impossible
to completely straighten a scoliotic spine, but in
most cases very good corrections are achieved.
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P.C. of Long Island, New York and New York
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