Scoliosis Effects and Treatments to Related Disorders

Kendall Benton 312 E. Center Street Blanchester, Ohio 45107 Abstract Scoliosis has many different causes and effects, many of which cannot be explained or treated. Many lead to and are caused from related disorders that are discussed in the review. Treatment of the different types of curves are difficult. Operating on the spine is a strenuous process in areas that are hard to reach, which leads to many problems is damage occurs. Scoliosis in children is particularly difficult because the child is still growing and the pins, screws and/or plates can become displaced and do more damage than good. Studies are being preformed to improve surgery techniques as well as improving functionality among patients. Introduction This review will focus on scoliosis and treatments pertaining to the disorder along with associating diseases. Scoliosis is commonly explained as a curvature of the spine. While there are many forms of scoliosis there are many more related disorders that are caused from and are associated with scoliosis. Three types are explained in Aebis article of The adult scoliosis. Type 1 is primary degenerative scoliosis that deals with mostly disc or facet joint arthritis. Type 2 is Idiopathic adolescent scoliosis of the thoracic and/or lumbar spine in which correction and fusions could be needed. Type 3 is Secondary adult curves. This is divided in to types A and B. A, being neuromuscular and congenital scoliosis, or asymmetrical anomalies at lumbosacral junction. B is involves metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis and asymmetric arthritic disease along with vertebral fractures (Aebi, 2005). The treatment of lumbar scoliosis in adolescents has new and developing methods. Maurice describes his study of anterior instrumentation in young adults compared to other studies of posterior instrumentation (Maurice, 2013). Mullin describes the correlated disc degeneration shown in MRIs and correlated pain and disability. His studies are focused on spinal cord