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Non-surgical treatment (conservative treatment) should be pro-active with intervention performed early as "Best results were obtained in 10-25 degrees scoliosis which is a good indication to start therapy before more structural changes within the spine establish." [2] Treatment options have historically been categorized under the following types:
Oheneba Boachie-Adjei (born 16 December 1950) is a Ghanaian orthopaedic surgeon.He specializes in spinal reconstruction and the treatment of kyphosis and scoliosis.He is professor of orthopaedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, in the United States, [1] and is an attending orthopaedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and at ...
Edville Gerhardt Abbott (November 6, 1871 [1] – August 27, 1938) was an American orthopedic surgeon, orthotist and inventor.. Abbott was recognized for pioneering a new treatment of lateral curvature of the spine (), creating the first modern scoliosis brace and for co-founding a worldwide famous children's hospital for crippled children with scoliosis in Portland, Maine.
McCance is the author of a chapter in Athletic Training and Sports Medicine (ISBN 0892031727) and was listed as one of the "Best Doctors" for spinal fusion in Money Magazine. [3] He is a member of both the Scoliosis Research Society and the North American Spine Society. [2]
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Among the founding members were Dr. Paul Randall Harrington, inventor of the Harrington rod treatment for scoliosis, and Dr. David B. Levine, spine surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery. Harrington later served as President of the SRS from 1972 to 1973, [2] and Levine was President of the Society from 1978 to 1979.
Scoliosis affects 2–3% of the United States population, or about five to nine million cases. [4] A scoliosis (spinal column curve) of 10° or less affects 1.5–3% of individuals. [100] The age of onset is usually between 10 years and 15 years (but can occur younger) in children and adolescents, making up to 85% of those diagnosed.