"Degenerative scoliosis is a sideways curve in the spine that measures 10 degrees or greater and that develops in a grown adult as a result of spinal degeneration," explains Gbolahan Okubadejo ...

Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 31 consecutive patients with degenerative lumbar scoliosis combined with osteoporosis who had surgery from December 2000. All had a minimum of 2 ...

Scoliosis produces abnormal forces on the spine that may lead to early degenerative changes of the spine. In addition, patients that have undergone a spinal fusion to correct their scoliosis may be ...

Degenerative disease of the spine is a multifactorial ... particularly in the thoracic spine. Spinal malalignment - Scoliosis and Listhesis Malalignment of the spine has two major forms. The term ...

Neuromuscular scoliosis: This type of scoliosis is caused by a condition of the brain, spinal cord or muscular system, such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy or spina bifida. Syndromic scoliosis: ...