The association between idiopathic scoliosis and growth hormone treatment in short children

• Main Authors: Mijin Park (Author), Yu Jin Kim (Author), Kyeong Eun Oh (Author), Eungu Kang (Author), Hyo-Kyoung Nam (Author), Young-Jun Rhie (Author), Kee-Hyoung Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common form of scoliosis, and the risk of onset and progression has been found to correlate with growth spurts. Therefore, treatment with recombinant human growth hormone (GH) treatment in short children may initiate and/or aggravate scoliosis. The aim of thi...