Skolioza — разлика између измена

Ovo oboljenje je široko zastupljeno (7 miliona ljudi u SAD-u).<ref>{{Cite journal |first=Christopher |last=Good |title=The Genetic Basis of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis |journal=Journal ''of the'' spinal Research Foundation |year=2009 |volume=4 |issue=1 |url=http://www.spinemd.com/publications/articles/the-genetic-basis-of-adolescent-idiopathic-scoliosis |pages=13–5 |access-date=27. 11. 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208011441/http://www.spinemd.com/publications/articles/the-genetic-basis-of-adolescent-idiopathic-scoliosis |archive-date=08. 12. 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Skolioza kičme sa zakrivljenošću od 10° ili manje pogađa 1,5 % do 3% osoba.<ref name="Herring JA 2002">{{Cite book|author=Herring JA |title=Tachdjian's Pediatric Orthopaedics |publisher=W.B. Saunders |location=Philadelphia PA |id={{ISBN|0-7216-5684-6}}|year=2002}}</ref> Prevalentnost zakrivljenja manjeg od 20° je jednaka za muškarce i žene. Skolioza se najčešće javlja tokom poznijeg detinjstva, posebno kod devojčica.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Marieb |first=Elaine Nicpon |title=Human anatomy & physiology |url=https://archive.org/details/humananatomyphys00elai_1 |publisher=Benjamin Cummings |location=San Francisco |year=1998 |id={{ISBN|0-8053-4360-1}}}}</ref>