Purpose Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common spinal deformity and affects 1–3% of children and adolescents. Idiopathic scoliosis may run in families and the purpose of this systematic review was to describe the degree of heritability. Methods We searched

Early-onset scoliosis (EOS) is defined as any spinal deformity that is present before 10 years old, regardless of etiology. Deformity must be evaluated based on the intercorrelation between the lungs, spine, and thorax. Curvatures of early-onset have

Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is a complex developmental syndrome that constitutes the largest subgroup of human spinal curvatures [Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM): 181800]. First described by Hippocrates in On the Articulations (Part 47), IS has