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✅   EARLYBIRD: catching the earliest changes of the bone and intervertebral discs in children at increased risk for scoliosis development with MRI - study protocol of a prospective observational cohort study

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Introduction Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is an acquired deformity that develops in 2–4% of otherwise healthy children during adolescent growth, substantially reducing their quality of life and creating a life-long burden of disease. Despite many years of dedicated research, the cause and mechanism of AIS are still unknown and no effective curative treatments are available for children suffering from this spinal and chest deformity. To date, all etiological studies focused on children with an already established scoliosis. EARLYBIRD aims to uncover the earliest pathoanatomical changes in AIS, by studying longitudinal spinal growth in children at increased risk for scoliosis development with MRI, starting before adolescence.

BMJ     Jun 27, 2025