Idiopathic adolescent scoliosis - in-brace and out-of-brace

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Scoliosis assessment.

Patient Data

Age: 12 years
Gender: Male

Thoracolumbar scoliosis convex to the left convex at T12 with a Cobb angle of 35 degrees and the apex at the T9-T10 level. Lesser curvature in the upper thoracic spine convex to the left at T2 with a Cobb angle of 25 degrees. Risser stage 0.

Thoracolumbar scoliosis convex to the left convex at T12 with a Cobb angle of 15 degrees. Lesser curvature in the upper thoracic spine convex to the left at T2 with a Cobb angle of 20 degrees. Risser stage 0.

Case Discussion

These x-rays are a month apart and show the effect of bracing for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

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