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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Common risk factors in the development of scoliosis include Age (growth spurt), female gender and family history. | Common risk factors in the development of [[scoliosis]] include Age (growth spurt), female gender and family history. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
===Common Risk Factors=== | ===Common Risk Factors=== | ||
Common risk factors in the development of scoliosis include:<ref name=":0">Azar, F., Canale, S., Beaty, J. & Campbell, W. (2017). Campbell's operative orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. Page: 1898-2028.</ref> | Common risk factors in the development of [[scoliosis]] include:<ref name=":0">Azar, F., Canale, S., Beaty, J. & Campbell, W. (2017). Campbell's operative orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. Page: 1898-2028.</ref> | ||
'''Age''' | |||
*Signs and symptoms typically begin during the [[Growth spurts|growth spurt]] that occurs just prior to [[puberty]]. | |||
'''Gender''' | |||
* | *Although both boys and girls develop mild [[scoliosis]] at about the same rate, girls have a much higher risk of the curve worsening and requiring treatment. | ||
*[[Scoliosis]] in infants and young children are less common, and commonly affect boys and girls equally. | |||
* | '''Family history''' | ||
*[[Scoliosis]] can run in families, but most children with scoliosis don't have a [[family history]] of the disease. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Common risk factors in the development of scoliosis include Age (growth spurt), female gender and family history.
Risk Factors
Common Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of scoliosis include:[1]
Age
- Signs and symptoms typically begin during the growth spurt that occurs just prior to puberty.
Gender
- Although both boys and girls develop mild scoliosis at about the same rate, girls have a much higher risk of the curve worsening and requiring treatment.
- Scoliosis in infants and young children are less common, and commonly affect boys and girls equally.
Family history
- Scoliosis can run in families, but most children with scoliosis don't have a family history of the disease.
References
- ↑ Azar, F., Canale, S., Beaty, J. & Campbell, W. (2017). Campbell's operative orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. Page: 1898-2028.