title: Idiopathic adolescent scoliosis.
abstract: An outline of the incidence, pathology, diagnosis and natural history of idiopathic adolescent scoliosis has been given. Early detection is more common now because of an increase in public awareness and school surveys. Most curves are mild and neither progress nor require treatment. Effective bracing techniques control most significant curves; safe and effective surgical procedures are available for curves too severe for bracing.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001915:Braces; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy