title: [Scoliosis and postural defect].
abstract: The authors have analyzed the semasiology of the term scoliosis. Particular attention is given to the fact, that scoliosis is term applied only to a lateral curve of the spine (i.e.a. curve in the frontal plane). This term can be used to define, a state which is free of the structural deformities, that is a postural deformity. The authors also point out the differences in scoliosis occurring as a postural deformity and as a structural deformity.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Ortopedii Instytutu Ortopedii i Rehabilitacji AM w Poznaniu.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Labaziewicz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nowakowski
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic