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When counseling patients about untreated idiopathic scoliosis, this paper is the classic reference for expected slow progression after maturity (~0.4°/year) and for the curve characteristics — particularly thoracic and thoracolumbar curves exceeding 40 degrees — associated with cardiopulmonary and psychologic morbidity, which should factor into decisions about long-term follow-up and treatment thresholds.
No article notes available at this time.
When counseling patients about untreated idiopathic scoliosis, this paper is the classic reference for expected slow progression after maturity (~0.4°/year) and for the curve characteristics — particularly thoracic and thoracolumbar curves exceeding 40 degrees — associated with cardiopulmonary and psychologic morbidity, which should factor into decisions about long-term follow-up and treatment thresholds.