Your Scoliosis Surgery: What You Should Know

Are you or your child facing scoliosis surgery? If so, you are not alone! Thousands of adults and children around the world undergo spine surgery to treat scoliosis each year.

Types of Scoliosis

Although there are many types and causes of scoliosis, about 80% are idiopathic. Idiopathic means the cause of scoliosis is not known. It is thought to be genetic or inherited in most cases. Other common causes include:

• Congenital (such as caused by a hemivertebrae in which one side of a vertebral body fails to fully form creating a wedge-shaped body)
• Neuromuscular (associated with cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, polio, etcetera)
• Degenerative (disc 'wear and tear')

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