Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume · 1965 · 118 citations · 0 references
MedicineOrthopedic SurgeryPediatricsPediatric OrthopaedicsPediatric Orthopedic SurgerySpine SurgeryPediatric ScoliosisPediatric Spine DeformitySpinal DeformitySpine DisordersCongenital Spine DisordersInfantile ScoliosisPediatric Spinal DeformityScoliosis Outcomes Assessment
1. One hundred babies under the age of one year with untreated structural idiopathic scoliosis have been studied and the outcome assessed. 2. Ninety-two recovered spontaneously. Five developed progressive curves of bad prognosis and three developed secondary structural (double primary) scoliosis. 3. It is suggested that intrauterine moulding may cause the deformity.