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"Note: In some centres, scoliosis radiographs are displayed laterally (left to right), flipped to all other imaging to replicate what the clinician views when standing behind the patient who is facing away. Care must be taken to examine side markers."

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Optional Plurals

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"Management depends on the magnitude of the curve(s), their rate of progression and (in a child) whether they are still growing. In general, treatment can be broken down into three main groups:"

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Biographical Date Spacing

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"The Cobb angle was first described in 1948 by American orthopaedic surgeon John R Cobb (1903-1967) ⁷."

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"Early onset scoliosis refers to scoliosis with an onset"

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"By definition, scoliosis is any lateral spinal curvature with a Cobb angle >10°. Asymptomatic lateral curvature of the spine that is stable, with a Cobb angle ≤10°, is known as spinal asymmetry²."

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"The most pronounced curve is usually the one at which the main structural abnormality is present, and thus in most patients the terms primary curve, major curve and structural curve are interchangeable ¹. Secondary curves, minor curves and non-structural curves usually all refer to the less pronounced compensatory curves that develop above and/or below the primary curve to maintain balance ¹."

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"The most pronounced curve is usually the one at which the main structural abnormality is present, and thus in most patients the terms primary curve, major curve and structural curve are interchangeable ¹. Secondary curves, minor curves and non-structural curves usually all refer to the less pronounced compensatory curves that develop above and/or below the primary curve to maintain balance ¹."

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"The most pronounced curve is usually the one at which the main structural abnormality is present, and thus in most patients the terms primary curve, major curve and structural curve are interchangeable ¹. Secondary curves, minor curves and non-structural curves usually all refer to the less pronounced compensatory curves that develop above and/or below the primary curve to maintain balance ¹."

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"Note: In some centres, scoliosis radiographs are displayed laterally (left to right), flipped to all other imaging to replicate what the clinician views when standing behind the patient who is facing away. Care must be taken to examine side markers."

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Acronyms

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"Scoliosis imaging will vary depending on patient and treatment particulars, but will generally include a long (full spine) PA with or without lateral projections. Additionally, lateral bending films can be obtained to help determine structural vs non-structural curves ¹."

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Headings Valid

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H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Scoliosis"

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"Naming curves"

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"Apex"

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"End vertebrae"

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"Neutral vertebrae"

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"Stable vertebra"

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"Associations"

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"Structural osseous abnormalities"

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"Sagittal and coronal balance"

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"Lateral flexion views"

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Semicolons

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"idiopathic scoliosis: most common; occurs in children and adolescents with no apparent underlying cause ^{1, 11}"

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"Lateral flexion views, often with a bolster, are designed to determine how fixed a curve is. If a curve cannot be straightened to below a Cobb angle of 25°, it is considered structural; otherwise, it is a non-structural compensatory minor curve ¹."

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Inline EG

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"infection resulting in bony abnormalities (e.g. pyogenic osteomyelitis, tuberculous spondylitis)"

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Lint: spinal-scoliosis