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Scoliosis Lifespan

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

Description: 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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Added: Thu Dec 13 2007