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10393761

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-2
pubmed:abstractText
Because of the relatively recent understanding of the untreated natural history of idiopathic scoliosis, many patients do not require treatment and are simply observed. Immature patients whose curves are between 25 degrees and 40 degrees are at high risk for further progression and should be treated with a brace. Seventy percent to 80% of the time, the patient can expect that the brace will prevent further progression. Curves in growing children greater than 40 degrees require a spinal fusion. Modern scoliosis surgery provides excellent correction of deformity and allows immediate ambulation without a cast or brace. This article reviews the diagnosis, cause, and treatment recommendations for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0030-5898
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
353-65, vii-viii
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review