Medicalcortexabout 7 years ago

Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine is a called Scoliosis. scoliosis defined as a lateral spinal curvature with a Cobb angle of 10° or more. Reasons for scoliosis are broad, including congenital (from birth), neuromuscular scoliosis seen in spina bifida and patients with cerebral palsy, degenerative scoliosis due to a trauma! @medicalcortex #medstudent #nurse #scoliosis #anatomy #medicine #surgery #f4f #l4l #premed #usmle #medicalstudent #medicalschool #mcat #trauma #orthopedic #pathology #autopsy