title: [Idiopathic scolioses].
abstract: The article summarizes the current theories on the aetiology, natural history, diagnosis and treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Much remains unknown concerning the genesis of scoliosis. The current treatment with bracing or spinal fusion is effective.
authors.affiliation: Ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling U, Rigshospitalet, København.
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001915:Braces; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013123:Spinal Fusion
vernacular_title: Idiopatiske skolioser.