Subjected to individual’s condition and specialist’s advice on a case-by-case basis
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measured by the Cobb angle
Curve size | Treatment option | |||
| Observation | Bracing | Surgery | ||
| < 25 degrees | Mild | ✓ | ✓ above 20 degrees and skeletally immature | |
| 25 to 40 degrees | Moderate | ✓ | ||
| > 40 degrees | Severe | ✓ Depending on various factors | ||
