Idiopathic Scoliosis eMedicine Radiology

Description: Synonyms and related keywords: abnormal curvature, bends, lateral curvature, curved spinal, spinal curvature, postural scoliosis, structural scoliosis, Dickson classification, Heuter-Volkman law, infantile idiopathic scoliosis, juvenile idiopathic scoliosis, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, lordosis, kyphosis, angle of trunk rotation, ATR, Ponseti-Friedman classification, King-Moe classification, Lenke classification, Cobb-Webb technique, Cobb angle, Cobb-Webb angle, Nash-Moe, Ferguson technique, Risser index, rib-vertebral angle, Perdriolle method, Lytilt method, crankshaft phenomenon, rib-hump index
Author: Prabhakar Rajiah, MBBS, MD, FRCR, Registrar, Department of Radiology, Central Manchester and Manchester Childrens University Hospitals