What are congenital spine anomalies?

Also known as: congenital spine abnormalities; deformities; anomalies and/or malformations of the spine

Congenital deformities of the spine are usually identified at birth. Many are minor bony abnormalities that cause no problem and are only found during X-rays done for other reasons. Rarely, congenital spinal abnormalities may be progressive resulting in significant spinal deformity.

These include:

• scoliosis
• kyphosis
• torticollis
• lordosis

and other vertebral defects.

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Reviewed by: Jack Wolfsdorf, MD, FAAP

This page was last updated on: 1/29/2019 3:21:13 PM