Infantile and Juvenile Scoliosis: The Crooked Path to Diagnosis and Treatment

Infantile scoliosis (ie, onset from birth to two years of age) and juvenile scoliosis (ie, onset from three to nine years of age) involve very different diagnoses and treatment regimens than adolescent scoliosis. Early onset scoliosis may resolve with growth or may require nonsurgical treatment (eg, orthosis, body cast); surgical intervention (eg, halo traction, growing rods, vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib); or a combination of both. AORN J 90 (September 2009) 347-376. © AORN, Inc, 2009.