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Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Violette Concepcion, RN, BSN Chamberlain College of Nursing ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS (AIS)  Abnormal curvature of the spine that appears in late childhood or adolescence  Characterized by the decompensation of normal vertebral alignment during rapid skeletal growth in otherwise healthy children (BMJ, 2018)  Most common of all types of scoliosis (4 out of 100 adolescents)  7 million people in have scoliosis. Most are diagnosed at ages 10-15 (National Scoliosis Foundation)  Spine develops a side-to-side curvatures or “C” shape instead of growing straight  Sometimes stable, sometimes progressive Reference: National Scoliosis Foundation (2018). The importance of early detection. Retrieved from