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A Patients Guide to Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis U Maryland

Location: http://www.umm.edu/spinecenter/education/adolescent_idiopathic_scoliosis.htm

All spines have curves, but occasionally the spine twists and develops curves in the wrong direction - sideways. It is natural for the spine to curve forward and backward to a certain degree; this is what gives the spine its "S"-like shape. However, when a person's spine twists and develops...
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A Patients Guide to Scoliosis eOrthopod

Location: http://www.eorthopod.com/public/files/Scoliosis.pdf

Scoliosis is a deformity in the spine that causes an abnormal C-shaped (one curve) or S-shaped curvature (two curves). The spine is not straight but curves to one or both sides. There are three types of scoliosis depending on when it develops. Infantile occurs from birth to three years of...
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Problems after Adult Scoliosis Surgery OrthoSpine

Location: http://www.orthospine.com/content/view/65/

Scoliosis in an adult can lead to significant pain and disability. Non-operative treatment is not always successful in treating this condition and thus in a small group of patients surgical treatment may be considered. The operative care for adult scoliosis is complex and requires and experienced team. Even in the... Expert
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Scoliosis Kyphosis and Spine Deformity NY-Presbyterian

Location: http://www.childrensorthopaedics.com/sksd.html

Scoliosis is a musculoskeletal condition that primarily affects children and adolescents, in which there is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine, causing the spinal column to bend to the left or right. Whereas most people's spines have the appearance of a straight line, when viewed from directly behind the...
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Scoliosis Lifespan

Location: http://www.lifespan.org/adam/indepthreports/10/000068.html

Nonstructural scoliosis is a simple side-to-side curve of the spine. Structural scoliosis adds to that simple curve a rotation of the vertebrae, resulting in a twisting of the spine.
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Scoliosis NLH

Location: http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=331

NHS Direct Health Encyclopaedia. Official Patient Information page from the UK National Library of Health.
Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine to one side. In those who have the condition, the spine bends either to the left or to the right. The bend can occur at any point along...
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Scoliosis SCOI

Location: http://www.scoi.com/scoilio.htm

Overview of causes and treatments. A spine with scoliosis has abnormal curves with a rotational deformity. This means that the spine turns on its axis like a corkscrew. Compare the more subtle curve of the normal spine to the severe curvature of the scoliotic spine Expert
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Scolosis Wikipedia

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoliosis

Scoliosis is a condition that involves complex lateral and rotational curvature and deformity of the spine. 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...
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