2011 Scoliosis in Adults Aged Forty Years and Older Medscape

Description: Objective. To identify the prevalence of lumbar scoliosis in adults ≥40 years old; to investigate relationships between scoliosis prevalence and 3 parameters (age, race, gender); and to determine any effect of those parameters on curve severity.
Conclusion. The prevalence of scoliosis in our patients ≥40 years old was 8.85% and was associated with age and race, but not with gender. Most curves in our population were mild; curve severity was associated with race but not with age or gender.
Scoliosis in Adults Aged Forty Years and Older: Prevalence and Relationship to Age, Race, and Gender
Khaled M. Kebaish, MD; Philip R. Neubauer, MD; Gabor D. Voros, MD; Mohammad A. Khoshnevisan, BS; Richard L. Skolasky, ScD Spine. 2011;36(9):731-736.