Scoliosis Research Society IMAST meeting does not require a minimum 2-year post-operative patient follow-up for submitted research, the results of more recent surgical techniques can be presented for education and discussion. A number of smaller instructional courses and tutorials are also held throughout the year, including regional and international meetings. . Furthermore, as an organization dedicated to the study and treatment of spinal deformity, the SRS periodically releases position statements and holds symposia on various topics of interest, such as bracing, intraoperative neuromonitoring, and school scoliosis screening. In the last fourteen years, SRS, in conjunction with OREF and the Cotrel Foundation, have provided
Scoliosis drawn perpendicular to the upper endplate of the uppermost vertebra involved and the lower endplate of the lowest vertebra involved. For people with two curves, Cobb angles are followed for both curves. In some people, lateral-bending X-rays are obtained to assess the flexibility of the curves or the primary and compensatory curves. Congenital and idiopathic scoliosis that develops before the age of 10 is referred to as early-onset scoliosis. Scoliosis that develops after 10 is referred to as adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Screening adolescents without symptoms for scoliosis is of unclear benefit. Scoliosis is defined as a three-dimensional deviation in the