Scoliosis is a lateral (away from the middle) or sideways curvature of the spine. Routine scoliosis screening is done in junior high school/middle school and many early cases are detected that previously would have gone undetected until they were more advanced.
Review Date:
4/13/2006
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team: Meredith Nienkamp, M.S.M.I., Dan Johnson, M.S.M.I., Lisa Higginbotham, M.S.M.I. Review also provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team: Meredith Nienkamp, M.S.M.I., Dan Johnson, M.S.M.I., Lisa Higginbotham, M.S.M.I. Review also provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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