Approximately 20 percent of all scoliosis cases have a known cause. Scoliosis: Congenital, Neuromuscular, Syndromic and other Nonidiopathic Types explains the condition and includes both the current best-practice treatments and the lived experience of families. It is a companion book to Idiopathic scoliosis, which addresses scoliosis where the cause is unknown.
The writing of this scoliosis book was led by Tenner J. Guillaume, MD, Walter H. Truong, MD, and Danielle Harding, PA-C, spine specialists at Gillette Children's, a world-renowned center of excellence for the treatment of brain, bone, and movement conditions. This book is part of the Gillette Children's Healthcare Series, a series of books for families who are looking for clear, comprehensive information. Health care professionals, researchers, educators, students, and extended family members will also benefit from reading it. Scoliosis: Congenital, Neuromuscular, Syndromic and other Nonidiopathic Types is part of the Gillette Children's Healthcare Series, a collection of nine books focused on childhood-acquired physical and neurological conditions. Each book provides a detailed medical explanation of a specific condition, its evidence-based best-practice treatments, and includes the lived experience of families. The series emphasizes the importance of collaboration between professionals and families, with both parties contributing their expertise. For each book in the series, medical professionals at Gillette Children's have led the writing, and families have contributed the lived experience.
The goal of the series is to empower families through a greater understanding of their condition and therefore help optimize outcomes for children, adolescents and adults living with these childhood-acquired and largely lifelong conditions. Healthcare professionals, researchers, educators, students, and others will also benefit from reading books in this series.
