Tomasz Kotwicki, Joanna Chowanska, Edyta Kinel, Dariusz Czaprowski, Marek Tomaszewski, Piotr Janusz
Idiopathic scoliosis is a three-dimensional deformity of the growing spine, affecting 2%-3% of adolescents. Although benign in the majority of patients, the natural course of the disease may result in significant disturbance of body morphology, reduced thoracic volume, impaired respiration, increased rates of back pain, and serious esthetic concerns. Risk of deterioration is highest during the pubertal growth spurt and increases the risk of pathologic spinal curvature, increasing angular value, trunk imbalance, and thoracic deformity...
2013: Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics