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What is Infantile Idiopathic Scoliosis?
Infantile idiopathic scoliosis is a form of scoliosis. It helps to break the name into its three sections:
- Infantile: Infantile is ages 0-3.
- Idiopathic: This is a medical term that means "without known cause." Doctors do not know precisely what causes infantile idiopathic scoliosis, but it is a genetic disorder.
- Scoliosis: If the spine has abnormal side curves, those curves are described as scoliosis. The spine can curve to the right or to the left. Scoliosis is a "three-dimensional" curve, meaning that the spine can twist in addition to curving side-to-side. As the vertebrae (the bones that make up the spine) rotate, they may reduce lung function and accelerate degenerative changes in the spine.
