How to Use scoliosis in a Sentence

scoliosis

noun
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  • The twins may need spinal surgery down the line to correct their scoliosis.
    — Sammy Caiola, sacbee, 14 July 2017
  • Bolt has scoliosis, which is why his stride is a bit odd.
    — Adam Willis, Slate Magazine, 4 Aug. 2017
  • Oliver, a 700-pound hog who has scoliosis, was the size of a football three years ago and couldn’t walk.
    — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2021
  • There’s a lot of pain and a lot of management with scoliosis.
    — Bob Sansevere, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Severe scoliosis caused her spine to curve like the rail on a rocking chair.
    — Staff and Wire Reports, oregonlive, 24 Dec. 2020
  • The success of a novel scoliosis surgery hinges on when growth spurts hit.
    — Anika Nayak, STAT, 5 Jan. 2024
  • This is not at all the same thing as scoliosis, which is an abnormal curve to one side when viewing the spine straight on.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Her love of dance started at the age of 7 when she was diagnosed with scoliosis.
    — Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 July 2018
  • His bones showed 10 battle wounds, including two to the body and eight to the head, as well as evidence of scoliosis.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Though many months of therapy enabled him to relearn how to walk, talk and eat again, the injuries left him with scoliosis and a shunt in his head.
    — Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 12 May 2018
  • The number featured a plunging portrait neckline, which plunged in the back to reveal the bride's scar from scoliosis surgery.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Oct. 2018
  • Eugenie broke from the norm, opting instead to leave the back of her dress (and the scars from a childhood scoliosis surgery) unobscured.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 18 July 2020
  • The team got a boost last week when 6-9 sophomore Patrick Roberts returned after surgery to correct scoliosis.
    — John Maffei, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • It’s part of aging, part of living with scoliosis and damaged lungs.
    — Edith Eger, refinery29.com, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Her gown featured a low back at the request of Eugenie who had surgery at age 12 to correct scoliosis.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2019
  • The cut exposed her scoliosis scar, an intentional choice by the Princess to raise awareness for the condition.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 July 2022
  • The royal had surgery as a pre-teen after being diagnosed with scoliosis, a curvature of the spine.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
  • When one man with scoliosis lost his unemployment checks, Dr. Kramer paid for his treatments for three months.
    — Alex Traub, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Gray says she’s had 18 surgeries to date, including one to insert rods into her spine to help correct the effects of scoliosis.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 13 Jan. 2022
  • When thinking about back and neck issues, some of the most common diagnoses that typically come to mind are scoliosis, slipped discs and whiplash – to name a few.
    — St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Cincinnati.com, 23 Oct. 2017
  • For a quick moment, Kelly Orgeron uses the ottoman to demonstrate how a victim of scoliosis ties his or her shoes.
    — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, 2 July 2018
  • Finding alignment My spine may never be straight and my scoliosis will never be cured.
    — Lauren Depino, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2019
  • An old lady with scoliosis, my mom stood barely 5 foot 2.
    — Steven Petrow, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2017
  • Oliver has scoliosis and was going to be put to sleep because something happened to his owner.
    — Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2020
  • During their stay, visitors will learn the story of Winter, the dolphin with scoliosis featured in the Dolphin Tale movies.
    — Shea Peters, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2023
  • This unevenness in the length of her legs eventually led to scoliosis, a curvature of her spine.
    — Andrea Kane, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Condie, who as a child with scoliosis underwent a 10-vertebrae fusion to correct a 72-degree curve in her spine, cannot arch her back.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Being the only other person in the house at the time, Williams moved quickly to rescue her aunt, Paula Turner, 49, who is bedridden due to cerebral palsy and scoliosis.
    — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 16 Aug. 2017
  • She’s relied on an inner strength to conquer misery, pain and any sense of despair since she was diagnosed with scoliosis at 11.
    — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2017
  • The daughter of Irish Catholic public high school teachers, McCormick underwent spinal fusion surgery at age 15 for scoliosis, but that didn’t stop her from playing softball and running track.
    — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024

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