What is Scoliosis?
What is Scoliosis?
- Scoliosis: Sideways curvature of the spine.
- Scoliosis: An appreciable lateral deviation in the normally straight vertical line of the spine. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Source - Diseases Database
- Scoliosis: an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Scoliosis: Introduction
Types of Scoliosis:
Types of Scoliosis:
- Types of scoliosis based on age:
- Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - most common type; over 10 years old.
- Infantile idiopathic scoliosis - when aged under 3.
- Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis - occurs ages 3-10
- Types of scoliosis based on the cause of scoliosis:
- Nonstructural (functional) scoliosis - a temporary condition caused by some underlying condition.
- Structural scoliosis - a fixed curve not always caused by an underlying condition.
- Types of scoliosis based on the apex of the spinal curvature:
- Thoracic curve scoliosis
- Lumbar curve scoliosis
- Thoracolumbar curve scoliosis
- more types...»
Broader types of Scoliosis:
How many people get Scoliosis?
Prevalance of Scoliosis: 3-per-1,000 to 5-per-1000 children (NIAMS)
Prevalance Rate of Scoliosis: approx 1 in 333 or 0.30% or 816,000 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Scoliosis:
Of every 1,000 children, 3 to 5
develop spinal curves that are considered large enough to need
treatment.
(Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers about Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents: NIAMS)
How serious is Scoliosis?
Complications of Scoliosis:
see complications of Scoliosis
What causes Scoliosis?
Causes of Scoliosis: see causes of Scoliosis
Causes of Scoliosis:
In 80 to 85 percent of people, the cause of scoliosis is
unknown; this is called idiopathic scoliosis.
(Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers about Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents: NIAMS)
Risk factors for Scoliosis:
see
risk factors for Scoliosis
What are the symptoms of Scoliosis?
Symptoms of Scoliosis:
see symptoms of Scoliosis
Complications of Scoliosis:
see complications of Scoliosis
Scoliosis: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Scoliosis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Scoliosis.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Scoliosis:
see treatments for Scoliosis
Research for Scoliosis:
see research for Scoliosis
Society issues for Scoliosis
Hospitalization statistics for Scoliosis:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Scoliosis:
- 0.02% (2,559) of hospital consultant episodes were for scoliosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 89% of hospital consultant episodes for scoliosis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 32% of hospital consultant episodes for scoliosis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 68% of hospital consultant episodes for scoliosis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 11% of hospital consultant episodes for scoliosis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 9.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for scoliosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- more statistics...»
Organs Affected by Scoliosis:
Organs and body systems related to Scoliosis include:
Name of Scoliosis
Main name of condition: Scoliosis
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