Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Prevalence, Natural History, Treatment Indications

Stuart L. Weinstein, M.D.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Peer Review Status: Externally Peer Reviewed by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Creation Date: Unknown
Last Revision Date: March 1998

Table of Contents

• Diagnosis
• Curve Patterns
• Relationship of Spinal Growth to Maturity
• Natural History (in untreated adults)
• Curve Progression
• Probabilities of Progression Prior to Skeletal Maturity
• Curve Progression Post Maturity
• Results of Nonoperative Treatment
• Incidence of Patients Requiring Treatment
• Treatment Indications
• References

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