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Spinal Deformities

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The spine is normally straight in the frontal (coronal) plane. If it is not, a lateral curvature or scoliosis is present. Scolioses are subdivided into structural and non-structural, according to whether the spine is additionally twisted [1]. Thus structural scoliosis is defined as a lateral curvature with rotation. The important attribute of a structural scoliosis is that it is intrinsic to the spine and may progress with growth to produce a serious deformity that may threaten health and quality of life. By contrast, non-structural curves are secondary to some other factors such as leg length inequality or muscle spasm from a painful focus (e.g., disc prolapse, infection, tumor). Significant progression is seen only occasionally in some curves associated with spinal cord tumor. Other non-structural curves tend to resolve when the underlying problem is dealt with.

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  2. Sick Children, Great Ormond Street Hospital for, Greater Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom

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  3. Orthopaedic Hospital, Princess Margaret Rose, Frogston Road West 41-43, Edinburgh, EH10 7ED, United Kingdom

    Malcolm Macnicol

  4. Orthopädie, Olgahospital, Bismarckstr. 8, Stuttgart, 70176, Germany

    Klausdieter Parsch

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Dickson, R.A. (2010). Spinal Deformities. In: Benson, M., Fixsen, J., Macnicol, M., Parsch, K. (eds) Children's Orthopaedics and Fractures. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-611-3_36

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