Presentation
Deformed spine since childhood, difficulty in maintaining posture.
Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Dextroscoliosis of spine
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Severe dextroscoliosis of the thoracic and lumbar spine. Cobb's angle obtained is approximately 49 degrees.
Case Discussion
An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine is called scoliosis. It is any lateral spinal curvature with a Cobb angle >10° with terms including:
- levoscolisois: curvature towards the left
- dextroscoliosis: curvature towards the right
Asymptomatic lateral curvature of the spine that is stable, with a Cobb angle ≤10° is known as spinal asymmetry.