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Ocular scoliosis
Scoliosis from tilting of the head because of visual defects or extraocular muscle imbalance.
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Neuropathic scoliosis
A structural scoliosis caused by congenital or acquired neurological disorders.
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Myopathic scoliosis
Scoliosis due to weakening of the spinal muscles.
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Inflammatory scoliosis
Scoliosis due to disease of the vertebrae.
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Habit scoliosis
Scoliosis due to habitually assumed improper posture or position.
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Functional scoliosis
Scoliosis that is caused not by actual spinal deformity but by another condition such as unequal leg lengths. The curve reduces when the other condition is ameliorated. A lateral bending of the spine caused by prolonged incorrect posture. Initially, this condition is flexible and can be voluntarily corrected, but if the improper posture persists over…
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Empyemati scoliosis
Scoliosis following empyema and retraction of one side of the chest.
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Coxitic scoliosis
Scoliosis in the lumbar spine caused by tilting of the pelvis in hip disease.
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Congenital scoliosis
Scoliosis present at birth, usually the result of defective embryonic development of the spine. A spinal curvature resulting from a congenital anomaly in the spine’s formation.
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Cicatricial scoliosis
Scoliosis due to fibrous scar tissue contraction resulting from necrosis.
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