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Degenerative Scoliosis

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Degenerative scoliosis can be differentiated into two major groups, i.e., primary degenerative scoliosis or de novo scoliosis (after skeletal maturity) and secondary degeneration of adult idiopathic scoliosis or scoliosis of other etiology [1,7].

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Aebi, M. (2008). Degenerative Scoliosis. In: Boos, N., Aebi, M. (eds) Spinal Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69091-7_26

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