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• spine: Have you ever heard of an illness called scoliosis of the spine?

Converse of object

• have: Erika was born in 1911, and when she was still quite young her parents were told she had a scoliosis.

• develop: In the Chalet School, in contrast, girls who appear to be developing scoliosis are given remedial treatment.

• treat: DESC A prospective study was carried out of 60 females with idiopathic scoliosis treated with the Boston brace.

• include: Other characteristics included scoliosis in 62 % of those alive.

• prevent: Prevention There is no way to prevent structural scoliosis.

• call: Have you ever heard of an illness called scoliosis of the spine?

Adjective modifier

• structural: More than 8 in 10 cases of structural scoliosis are idiopathic.

• congenital: Congenital scoliosis is a result of a bone abnormality present at birth.

• progressive: If progressive scoliosis is contributing to respiratory insufficiency then spinal surgery may be undertaken.

• postural: Postural scoliosis arises as a compensatory mechanism for problems outside the spine, such as a shortened leg or abnormal pelvic tilt.

• degenerative: Degenerative scoliosis may result from traumatic bony collapse, previous major back surgery or osteoporosis.

• juvenile: Dobbs M B, Weinstein S L. Infantile and juvenile scoliosis.

Modifies a noun

• surgery: Monitoring is provided for scoliosis surgery at the NOC and JRH and also for cases of spinal fractures at the JRH.

• patient: The study group included scoliosis patients who had had conservative treatment including bracing.

• research: Review of scoliosis research at the University of Michigan.

Preposition: in

• child: Symptoms of idiopathic scoliosis In children, scoliosis usually has no symptoms at all until the curvature becomes severe.