Acquired Abnormality
compensatory scoliosis
com·pen·sa·to·ry sco·li·o·sis
Definitions related to compensatory scoliosis:
  • (postural scoliosis) Usually mild scoliosis that disappears when the person bends forward or sideways. The spine is structurally normal.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A scoliosis which is the results of a difference in leg length (which might be due to hemihypertrophy or hemihypotrophy of a leg) and the resulting tilting of the pelvis. If untreated this will lead to the development of scoliosis over time.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
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