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Scoliosis is a condition that involves complex lateral and rotational curvature and deformity of the spine. It is typically classified as congenital (or infantile), juvenile, adolescent, adult or neuromuscular. Cause The cause of scoliosis is poorly understood. There is a clear Mendelian inheritance but with incomplete penetrance. Various causes have been implicated, but none have consensus among scientists as the cause of scoliosis. Scoliosis is more common in females and is often seen ...
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- Advances in Spinal Surgery (Cleveland Clinic)
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- As the Wheel Turns: The Right Equipment after Scoliosis Surgery (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Scoliosis (National Institutes of Health)
- Dance, Andrea, Dance (Cleveland Clinic)
- Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Getting Things Straight: A Guide to Scoliosis (Nemours Foundation)
- Glossary of Scoliosis Terms (Scoliosis Research Society)
- Lo Que los Jóvenes y sus Padres Necesitan Saber Sobre La Escoliosis (American Physical Therapy Association)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Patients with Late-Onset Scoliosis Can Lead Productive Lives (American Medical Association)
- Questions and Answers about Scoliosis In Children and Adolescents (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Scoliosis (Medline Plus)
- Scoliosis (American Physical Therapy Association)
- Scoliosis (MayoClinic)
- Scoliosis (Nemours Foundation)
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- Scoliosis (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Scoliosis (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Scoliosis (National Institutes of Health)
- Scoliosis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Scoliosis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Scoliosis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Scoliosis Brace (Shriners Hospitals for Children)
- Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents (Cleveland Clinic)
- Scoliosis Research Society
- Scoliosis Surgery: Medical Perspective (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Spinal Fusion (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Spinal Fusion Surgery for Scoliosis: Planning Checklist (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Staying Ahead of the Curve: Scoliosis Surgery Before and After (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Treating Scoliosis (Nemours Foundation)
- What Young People and Their Parents Need to Know about Scoliosis (American Physical Therapy Association)
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