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Atlantoaxial Instability

Atlantoaxial instability is a condition of too much mobility in the neck that can lead to spinal cord compression.

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Congenital Scoliosis

Congenital scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that babies are born with.

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Treatment

Halo-Gravity Traction

Halo-gravity traction is a method of gently stretching and straightening a compressed or severely curved spine.

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Idiopathic Scoliosis

Idiopathic scoliosis is one of three different types of scoliosis that causes a lateral curvature of the spine.

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Infantile Scoliosis

Infantile scoliosis is an abnormal sideways curve of the spine that affects infants and toddlers.

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Klippel-Feil Syndrome

Klippel-Feil syndrome is a rare spinal condition characterized by a short neck, low hairline, and limited neck mobility.

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Kyphosis

Kyphosis is an abnormal forward curve in the upper spine.

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Lordosis

Lordosis is an exaggerated curve of the spine that typically affects the lower back.

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Neuromuscular Scoliosis

Neuromuscular scoliosis is one of three main types of scoliosis that cause an irregular curvature of the spine.

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Scoliosis

Scoliosis is a condition in which the spine has an abnormal curve. A spine with scoliosis curves front to back but also curves sideways.

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Treatment

Scoliosis Bracing

The primary goal of a scoliosis brace is to keep the curve from progressing to the level that surgery is required.

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Condition

Skeletal Dysplasia

Skeletal dysplasia is a category of rare genetic disorders that cause abnormal development of a baby’s bones, joints, and cartilage.

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Condition

Spina Bifida

Spina bifida occurs when the brain, spinal cord, or the membranes that cover them (meninges) do not completely develop.

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Condition

Spinal Cord Injury

A spinal cord injury is any damage to the spinal cord that is caused by trauma, rather than a birth defect or medical condition.

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Condition

Spinal Fracture

A spinal cord fracture is a break to the cervical, thoracic, and/or lumbar vertebrae.

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Treatment

Spinal Fusion Surgery

Spinal fusion surgery is the most common surgical treatment for severe scoliosis in adolescents.

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Spine Problems

Spine problems develop when normal spinal curves grow too large, or the spine curves in the wrong way, or when the vertebrae are not strong enough to support the spine...

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Condition

Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis

Spondylolysis is a stress fracture in the lower back. If left untreated, it can progress to spondylolisthesis, where vertebra, weakened by fracture, slips out of alignment with the rest of...

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Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome

Thoracic insufficiency syndrome is a chest wall deformity that interferes with lung function and development.

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Treatment

Vertebral Body Tethering

Vertebral body tethering (VBT) is a non-fusion surgical treatment for scoliosis.

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