title: Physical examination in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
abstract: The following distinguish the physical examination in scoliosis: it is extensive, it is revealing, and it influences treatment. Throughout this discussion, reference frequently is made to evaluation for underlying neural disease. Idiopathic scoliosis is a diagnosis of exclusion, and a neural etiology of spinal deformity must be ruled out in every case.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Orthopedics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diab
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology