Research Progress
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most common type of scoliosis. It affects 3% of the population. The patient shows a Cobb angle greater than 10º and a 3-dimensional deformity.
Goals
The Fondation Yves Cotrel – Institut de France aims to address the lack of knowledge about the causes and mechanisms of idiopathic scoliosis.
Three goals stand out:
Identifying at-risk patients
Prevent scoliosis
Avoiding surgery
While treatments have evolved, one question remains unchanged :
Why does a column with intact structural elements start to turn on itself?
Areas of research
The discoveries made by the teams supported by the Cotrel Foundation have already led to changes in the way patients, children and adolescents are treated in the various research areas:
