Scoliosis



Scoliosis


Julia Crim, MD



DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS


Common



  • Idiopathic Scoliosis


  • Degenerative Scoliosis


  • Trauma



    • Lateral Compression Fracture, Lumbar


    • Lateral Compression Fracture, Thoracic


    • Lateral Flexion Injury, Cervical


  • Neuromuscular Scoliosis



    • Cerebral Palsy


    • Muscular Dystrophy


    • Friedrich Ataxia


    • Poliomyelitis


    • Hemiparesis/Hemiplegia


    • Paraparesis/Paraplegia


  • Congenital Scoliosis and Kyphosis



    • Partial Vertebral Duplication


    • Failure of Vertebral Formation


    • Klippel-Feil Spectrum


    • VACTERL Association


  • Infection



    • Paraspinal Abscess


    • Pyogenic Osteomyelitis


    • Granulomatous Osteomyelitis


  • Failed Back Surgery Syndrome


  • Neurogenic (Charcot) Arthropathy


  • Limb Length Inequality


  • Chest Wall Abnormality



    • Rib Anomaly


    • Sprengel Deformity


Less Common



  • Pleural or Pulmonary Abnormality



    • Empyema


    • Pneumonectomy


    • Fibrothorax


  • Tumor



    • Pathologic Vertebral Fracture


    • Osteoblastoma


    • Osteoid Osteoma


  • Congenital Syndromes with Normal Segmentation



    • Connective Tissue Disorders


    • Neurofibromatosis Type 1


    • Osteogenesis Imperfecta


    • Mucopolysaccharidoses


    • Fibrous Dysplasia


    • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome


    • Proteus Syndrome


    • Tethered Spinal Cord


  • Radiation Therapy in Childhood

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Aug 10, 2016 | Posted by in PEDIATRICS | Comments Off on Scoliosis

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