[Adult scoliosis: a misknown etiology of low back pain in the elderly population].
Degenerative scoliosis is often unappreciated in all-day clinical practice, however more and more frequent in the elderly population and deserves particular attention. This article aims to provide practitioners with practical guidelines to track these patients, organise radiological assessment in accordance with clinical situations, and implement an adequate therapeutic strategy.
Faundez
Antonio
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Service de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologie de l'appareil moteur, Département de chirurgie, HUG, 1211 Genève 14. antonio.faundez@hcuge.ch
Genevay
Stéphane
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy