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Congenital postural scoliosis

MedGen UID:
539407
•Concept ID:
C0265675
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: Congenital Postural Scoliosis
SNOMED CT: Congenital postural scoliosis (20944008)

Definition

Abnormal sideways curvature of the spine that is present at birth. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCongenital postural scoliosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Osteopathic manipulative treatment for pediatric conditions: a systematic review.
Posadzki P, Lee MS, Ernst E
Pediatrics 2013 Jul;132(1):140-52. Epub 2013 Jun 17 doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-3959. PMID: 23776117
Modern concepts of treatment of spinal deformities in children and adults.
Moe JH
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1980 Jul-Aug;(150):137-53. PMID: 7428211

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Diagnosis

Congenital postural scoliosis.
Browne D
Br Med J 1965 Sep 4;2(5461):565-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5461.565. PMID: 5890018Free PMC Article

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