Adult Degenerative Scoliosis

Abstract Populational aging increases the incidence of musculoskeletal degenerative processes, such as adult scoliosis (AS). Adult scoliosis is defined as a spinal deformity in the coronal plane with a Cobb angle > 10º. Adult scoliosis may be iatrogenic or result from a degenerative process (scol...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Fogaça Cristante, Ricardo Teixeira e Silva, Guilherme Henrique Ricardo da Costa, Raphael Martus Marcon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2021-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162021000100001&tlng=pt