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|  Spinal curvatures occur in infants for no known reason. While some of
these curvatures will go away without treatment, a number will increase rapidly to produce
a severe deformity.It is very important to find out quickly which type of curve is present. If treatment is given at the earliest possible moment, even the increasing curvatures can be helped to grow straight, permanently, thereby ensuring a normal life without deformity. It is possible to tell which curves are likely to resolve spontaneously, and which will get worse by measuring, from an x-ray, the angles of the ribs to the vertebra at the centre of the curve. To confirm the diagnosis, the child must be re-x-rayed after two or three months.[1] A progressive curve demands immediate treatmentThe Scoliosis in Infants campaign is a joint venture between SAUK and ARISE (Association of Research into Idiopathic Scoliosis - Registered Charity No. 298604). It is sponsored by the London Law Society. [1] The rib vertebra angle in the early diagnosis between resolving and progressive infantile scoliosis. M H MEHTA, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 54B, 230-243, 1972 |
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