ABSTRACT
Late-onset idiopathic scoliosis presents after the age of 5 years and before skeletal maturity. Some degree of scoliosis is present in 15% of the general population. Curves greater than 10° occur in 2% of the population under 16 years. Clinically significant scoliosis is predominantly a female condition (10:1). Right-sided thoracic curves are the most common.
