Physical Activities and Lifestyle Factors Related to Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Conclusions:
No association was found between AIS and lifestyle-related factors. However, classical ballet training, a family history of scoliosis, and low BMI may be associated with AIS.

Level of Evidence:
Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: JBJS - February 14, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Watanabe, K., Michikawa, T., Yonezawa, I., Takaso, M., Minami, S., Soshi, S., Tsuji, T., Okada, E., Abe, K., Takahashi, M., Asakura, K., Nishiwaki, Y., Matsumoto, M. Tags: Pediatrics, Spine Scientific Articles Source Type: research