Assertion: scoliosis's curvature | /r/HasProperty | scoliosis
Facets:
value: officially
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Any sideways — or lateral — spinal curvature of at least 10 degrees, as measured on an X-ray of the spine, is considered scoliosis.
text: The goals of surgery in scoliosis are to remove any significant areas of nerve compression, improve the degree (size) of the curvature (scoliosis, lordosis, AND kyphosis), and stabilize the spine though a spinal fusion.
text: Years later, I found out that my ribs had been knocked out of position from the accident, which gradually created a lateral curvature of the spine called a scoliosis.
text: Any curvature greater than 10 degrees is considered scoliosis.
text: The angle of this curve may be slight or severe, but any spinal curvature that measures 10 degrees or more is officially considered scoliosis.