Patient Cases: Lenke Type 5

This is a 14-year-old girl who first saw Dr. Vitale when she was 12 years old. Her thoracic curve was 42 degrees, and her lumbar curve was 75 degrees. When the major curve is lumbar and the thoracic curve is “non-structural,” this case of Idiopathic Scoliosis is called a “Lenke Type 5 Scoliosis.” Due to the size of her lumbar ... MORE >

The patient is a 12-year-old girl who was diagnosed with Idiopathic Scoliosis when she was 8 years old. Her thoracic curve measured 24 degrees when she was 9 years old and was put in a scoliosis brace to slow the curve progression while allowing her to continue growing. However, her scoliosis progressed and at the age of 12 she progressed ... MORE >