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Full Issue: Volume 4, Number 2
Full Issue: Volume 4, Number 2
The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
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Scoliosis: Comparative Analysis Of Surgery Vs. Brace Treatment, Jerry Frenkel
Scoliosis: Comparative Analysis Of Surgery Vs. Brace Treatment, Jerry Frenkel
The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
The following is the introduction of this article: The spine, or spinal column, as it is also called, is a complex structure made up of 33 vertebrae (bone segments) arranged vertically in succession from just below the skull to the tailbone. The entire column is broken up into various classes of vertebrae named, from superior to inferior, as cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal. Different forms of spinal deformities that can occur include kyphosis, lordosis and scoliosis (Neuwirth and Osborn 2001). Scoliosis is defined simply in medical terms as a lateral three-dimensional irregular curvature of the spine. The curvature as …
Full Issue: Volume 5, Number 1, Fall 2011
Full Issue: Volume 5, Number 1, Fall 2011
The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
No abstract provided.